Ville d’Arlon
Belgian Steam passenger ship
| Name | Ville d’Arlon | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7,555 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - American International Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Société Maritime Anversoise, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 55.00N, 18.30W - Grid AL 6492 | ||
| Complement | 56 (56 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 (straggler) | ||
| Route | New York (15 Nov) - Halifax (21 Nov) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Laid down as Shohokin, launched as Mount Wolf, completed in June 1920 as Cambrai for US Shipping Board (USSB), Philadelphia. 1931 renamed American Traveler for US Lines Co, New York. In February 1940 sold to Belgium and renamed Ville d´Arlon. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.09 hours on 2 Dec, 1940, Ville d’Arlon (Master Albert Wilding) was hit aft by one torpedo from U-47 after dropping astern of convoy HX-90 due to steering troubles only a short time before. The master, 54 crew members and one passenger (DBS) were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 24 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Ville d’Arlon.
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