SS Léopoldville (1928)
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Léopoldville.
SS Léopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and on December 24, 1944, while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died.
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Belgium | |
Name | Léopoldville |
Namesake | Léopoldville |
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Port of registry | Antwerp |
Builder | John Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp |
Launched | 26 September 1928 |
Completed | 1929 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-486 near Cherbourg, 24 December 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 478 ft 8 in (145.90 m) |
Beam | 62 ft 2 in (18.95 m) |
Draught | 25 ft 9.75 in (7.8677 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
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Crew | 213 plus 24 DEMS gunners[1] |
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