Ceres
This photo of Ceres is dated 27 Feb, 1943 (!).
| Name | Ceres | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.680 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - J. & K. Smit´s Scheepswerven, Kinderdijk | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-68 (Albert Lauzemis) | ||
| Position | 14.50N, 71.46W - Grid EC 5299 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (2 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | GAT-49 | ||
| Route | New York (3 Mar) - Curaçaco | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.58 hours on 13 Mar, 1943, U-68 attacked the convoy GAT-49 about 200 miles northwest of Curaçao and torpedoed the Cities Service Missouri. 30 minutes later two torpedoes struck the Ceres (Master H.C. Elderenbsoch), the first under the bridge and the second under #5 hatch, causing the ship to sink fast. The crew and the passengers immediately abandoned ship and were picked up by an escort vessel. | ||
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