Ville de Liège
| Name | Ville de Liège | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7.430 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Société Maritime Anversoise, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 59.50N, 29.30W - Grid AK 3342 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 52 (40 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Belfast - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including 6121 tons of steel, wool, wheat and bacon | ||
| History | Laid down as Sisseton, completed as Ourcq. 1924 renamed American Farmer for US Lines Co, New York. In February 1940 sold to Belgium and renamed Ville de Liège. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.17 hours on 14 Apr, 1941, the unescorted Ville de Liège (Master C.P. Peterson) was hit aft by one of two torpedoes fired by U-52 about 700 miles east of Cape Farewell. At 02.10 hours, the ship sank burning after being hit by a G7a coup de grâce at 01.30 hours. The master, nine crew members and two passengers were the only survivors. | ||
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