Ville de Namur
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| Name | Ville de Namur | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7.463 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Société Maritime Anversoise, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 46.25N, 04.35W - Grid BF 5589 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 79 (25 dead and 54 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Bordeaux - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | Horses | ||
| History | Laid down as Sisladobsis, completed as Aisne. 1924 renamed American Merchant for US Lines Co, New York. In February 1940 sold to Belgium and renamed Ville de Namur. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.05 hours on 19 Jun, 1940, the unescorted Ville de Namur (Master J. Grymonprez) was hit by two torpedoes from U-52 and sank within 5 minutes west of La Rochelle. The German commander suspected that the ship carried weapons behind large wooden structures on deck, but these were stables for horses. | ||
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