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Societe Maritime Anversoise
A Belgian company formed in 1940 to operate transatlantic
services. The company was owned 60% by Belgium and 40% by United
States Lines and was a ploy to avoid Roosevelt's Neutrality Act which barred
United States shipping from the European war zone. The ships were all
transferred from the U.S flag, but heavy wartime losses and the German
invasion of Belgium ensured that the company was extremely short lived.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Routes:
- New York - Havre
- New York - Liverpool
Funnel:
presumably wartime grey.
Fleet:
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Ville d'Anvers |
1919 |
ex- American Banker, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville d'Anvers, 1945 returned to United States
Line. |
7,430 |
| Ville d'Arlon |
1919 |
ex- American Traveler, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville d'Arlon, 1940 torpedoed and sunk in North
Atlantic. |
7,555 |
| Ville de Bruges |
1920 |
ex- President Harding, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Bruges, 1940 bombed in River Scheldt,
beached and burned out. |
13,869 |
| Ville de Gand |
1920 |
ex- American Importer, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Gand, 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland. |
7,555 |
| Ville de Hasselt |
1920 |
ex- American Trader, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Hasselt, 1940 torpedoed and sunk off
the Hebrides. |
7,430 |
| Ville de Liege |
1920 |
ex- American Farmer, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Liege, 1941 torpedoed and sunk in North
Atlantic. |
7,430 |
| Ville de Mons |
1920 |
ex- American Shipper, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Mons, 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland. |
7,430 |
| Ville de Namur |
1921 |
ex- American Merchant, 1940 transferred from United
States Line renamed Ville de Namur, 1940 torpedoed and sunk in Bay
of Biscay. |
7,430 |
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