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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Belgian cargo ship (1941–1945)
History Name
Empire Ballantyne (1941-42)
Belgian Airman (1942-45)
Owner
Ministry of War Transport (1941-42)
Belgian Government (1942-45)
Operator Compagnie Maritime Belge, Antwerp (1942-45) Port of registry
Builder Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow Yard number 1093 Launched 21 October 1941 Completed February 1942 Identification
Fate Sunk, 14 April 1945 General characteristics Tonnage 6,959 GRT Length 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m ) Beam 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m ) Depth 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m ) Propulsion 2 x 6-cylinder SCSA diesel engines (Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow) 490 hp (370 kW ) Complement 41, plus 6 DEMS gunners.[1]
Location of the sinking of Belgian Airman .
Belgian Airman cargo ship which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd , Glasgow in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was launched as Empire Ballantyne Belgian Government in 1942. She was sunk by a German U-boat on 14 April 1945.
History [ edit ]
Empire Ballantyne was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow as yard number 1093. She was launched on 21 October 1941 and completed in February 1942.[2] Newcastle upon Tyne .[3] [4] Belgian Airman . She was managed by Compagnie Maritime Belge , Antwerp .[5]
On 25 April 1942, Belgian Airman rescued 23 survivors from the 3,841 GRT SS Modesta , which had been torpedoed and sunk by U-108 at 33°40′N 63°10′W / 33.667°N 63.167°W / 33.667; -63.167 (SS Modesta ) Bermuda .[6]
Belgian Airman was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War .
ON 162
Convoy ON 162 sailed from Liverpool on 12 January 1943 and arrived at New York on 11 February. Belgian Airman was carrying the Commodore , Captain H.C. Birnie , RNR .[7]
HX 228
Convoy HX 228 sailed from New York on 28 February 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 15 March. Belgian Airman was one of the ships that detached from the convoy and proceeded to Halifax , Nova Scotia in order to reduce the size of the convoy to 60 ships.[8]
HX 229A
Convoy HX 229A which from New York on 9 March 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 26 March. Belgian Airman joined at Halifax on 12 March. During the voyage, Belgian Airman was damaged by ice and diverted to Reykjavík , Iceland . She was carrying a cargo of steel and timber .[9]
SL 136
Convoy SL 136 sailed from Freetown , Sierra Leone on 3 September 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 23 September. Belgian Airman was destined for Loch Ewe .[10]
Sinking [ edit ]
On 8 April 1945, Belgian Airman departed Houston , bound for New York and Antwerp.[4] sorghum and dairy feed.[11] CET ,[12] Belgian Airman was torpedoed and sunk off Chesapeake Bay , Maryland (36°09′N 75°05′W / 36.150°N 75.083°W / 36.150; -75.083 U-857 [13] Liberty ship SS Harold A. Jordan . The survivors were landed at New York.[4]
The fate of the U-857 is unknown. It disappeared in the Atlantic in April, 1945. One theory is that it was sunk by a US Navy Airship with a Mk 24 FIDO Air-Dropped ASW Homing Torpedo .[14]
Official number and code letters [ edit ]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers .
Empire Ballantyne had the UK Official Number 168706 and the Code Letters BCHQ were allocated to her.[3]
References [ edit ]
^ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships . London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 24. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ a b "LLOYDS REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF) . Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 March 2009 .
^ a b c "ss BELGIAN AIRMAN" (in English and French). Belgian Ships. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "Launched 1941: mv EMPIRE BALLANTYNE" . Clydesite. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Modesta" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "CONVOY ON 162" . Warsailors. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "CONVOY HX 228" . Warsailors. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "CONVOY HX 229 A" . Warsailors. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "Convoy SL.136 / MKS.24" . Convoyweb. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Belgian Airman" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ "Ship Details Belgian Airman" . Ubootwaffe.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2009 .
^ Some sources state that she was sunk by U-879
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-857" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 12 March 2009 .
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1945
Shipwrecks
1 Apr: Awa Maru
2 Apr: CD-186 USS Dickerson , U-321
3 Apr: Brummer USS S-16 , U-1221 U-2542 U-3505 T111
4 Apr: USS Dickerson , U-237 U-749 U-3003
5 Apr: U-242 USS S-17
6 Apr: Amatsukaze USS Bush , USS Colhoun , USS Leutze , USS Morris , USS Newcomb , USS Witter , SS Hobbs Victory SS Logan Victory
7 Apr: Asashimo Hamakaze Isokaze Isuzu Kasumi USS LST-447 , Oldenburg USS PGM-18 , U-1195 Yahagi Yamato
8 Apr: U-774 U-1001
9 Apr: Admiral Scheer Ro-56 U-677 U-747 U-804 U-843 U-982 U-1065 U-2509 U-2514 U-3512 U-2516
10 Apr: U-878 Weser
12 Apr: USS Mannert L. Abele , Ro-64 U-486
13 Apr: Karlsruhe U-1024
14 Apr: Belgian Airman U-235 U-1206
15 Apr: U-103 U-285 U-1063 U-1235
16 Apr: HMCS Esquimalt , Lützow USS Pringle , U-78 U-880 U-1274
17 Apr: Goya
19 Apr: Aquila U-251 U-548 U-879
21 Apr: U-636
22 Apr: USS Swallow , U-518
23 Apr: USS Eagle Boat 56 , U-183
24 Apr: USS Frederick C. Davis , U-108 U-546
25 Apr: Graf Zeppelin Ro-109 TA 32 U-326
27 Apr: Canada Victory TA 34
28 Apr: CH-17 U-56
29 Apr: I-44 U-56 U-286 U-307 U-1017
30 Apr: HMS Goodall , TA 43 U-879 U-1107
Unknown date: I-56 Ro-46 Ro-49 USS Snook , U-246 U-325 U-396 U-398 U-548 U-857 U-1055
Other incidents
2 Apr: USS Dickerson
5 Apr: USS Thornton
6 Apr: USS Defense , USS Emmons , USS Mullany , USS Rodman
8 Apr: USS Bullhead
9 Apr: USS Sea Devil
11 Apr: I-401
12 Apr: USS Lindsey , U-1024 USS Zellars
14 Apr: USS Sigsbee
15 Apr: HMS Ekins , USS Laffey
16 Apr: USS Bryant , Goya USS Harding
19 Apr: USS Bullhead , USS Pogy ,USS Tolman
27 Apr: HMS Redmill
28 Apr: Argo USS Huron
29 Apr: USS Baya
30 Apr: U-3525
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