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HET S.S."BENAKAT" TE WATER GELATEN.Het te water laten van het S.S. "Benakat" van de werf van de Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij.
Het schip is gebouwd voor rekening van de Nederlandsche Koloniale Tankvaart Mij te ’s Gravouhage.
( Photo : Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, 19 augustus 1935 )
"Benakat" after her launch at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, RDM, August 17th, 1935."Benakat" was build in 1935 for the N.K.T.V. (Nederlandsche Koloniale Tankvaart Mij.), 's Gravenhage.
20.5-1943 torpedoed by the U-197 and sunken, during the voyage Capetown to Baltimore.
( Photo Collectie Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM))
"Benakat" after her launch at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, RDM, August 17th, 1935.( Photo Collectie Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM))
"Benakat" after her launch at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, RDM, August 17th, 1935.( Photo Collectie Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM))
"Benakat".
( Photo Het schip 1935 )
See also a profile drawing by Dutch ships drawn by C.E.A. (Stan) van Boeckel (1924-2009)
"Benakat" in profile, from the book "Taschenbuch Der Handelsflotten 1940" by E. Gröner.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name Benakat
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage 4.763 tons
Completed 1935 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij., Rotterdam
Owner Nederlandsche Koloniale Tankvaart Mij NV, The Hague
Homeport The Hague
Date of attack 20 May, 1943
Nationality: Dutch
Fate Sunk by U-197 (Robert Bartels)
Position 06.05S, 12.56W - Grid FM 2269
- See location on a map -
Complement 44 (0 dead and 44 survivors).
Convoy Route Capetown (8 May) - Baltimore Cargo Ballast History
Notes on loss
The Benakat (Master C.J. Grootes) left Capetown in a coastal convoy which was formed in the Table Bay, but left after three
days to continue her voyage on the prescribed route to the destination. On 14 May, 1943 the Admiralty radioed a new course.
At 07.28 hours on 20 May she was struck by a torpedo from U-197 on the starboard side, just before the bridge. The explosion caused
very heavy damage, wrecked the starboard lifeboat and destroyed the starboard machinegun-platform, injuring the first and fourth mate
(not seriously). After the hit no electric power was left, so the distress signal could only be send a few times. The ship began to list
to starboard, and with some difficulty the crew succeeded in boarding the three remaining lifeboats and rowed away. About 20 minutes
later a second torpedo hit the Benakat on the starboard side and broke her in two. The bow section sank and the stern remained afloat.
The U-boat surfaced and fired with the deck gun at the port side of the vessel until the stern sank.
Source : Deutsch Historisches Marine Archiv
Record with Torpedo recordNumber :
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16709
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Area :
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Western Area
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Sea area :
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South Atlantik
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Date of attack :
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20.05.1943
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Time of attack :
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früh
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Nationality of U-boat :
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German
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U-boat :
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U 197
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Commander :
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Bartels
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Grid :
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FM 2269
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presumed target type :
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Tanker id
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presumed tonnage :
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4763 BRT
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presumed result :
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sunk
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Used weapon(s) :
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Torpedo(es)
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Date of observation :
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20.05.1943
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Time of observation :
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07:28
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Nationality of target :
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Dutch
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Actual type of target :
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Steam Tanker
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Name of target :
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Benakat
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Year of launch :
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1935
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Actual tonnage :
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4763 BRT
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Actual result :
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sunk
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Position of target :
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06.05s 12.56w
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The Miramar Ship Index for "BENAKAT"
IDNo:
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5608189
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Year:
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1935
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Name:
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BENAKAT
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Launch Date:
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17.08.1935
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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09.1935
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Flag:
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NLD
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Keel:
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Ton:
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4763
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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6005
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Yard No:
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194
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Length overall:
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115,52
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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111.45
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Country of build:
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NL
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Beam:
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19.6
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Builder:
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Rotterdam DryDock
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Rotterdam
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2T-10
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Torpedoed & sunk 6.05 S / 12.56 W 20.05.1943.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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5608189
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1935
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BENAKAT
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4762
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Ned. Koloniale Petrol.
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