| There were 1,700 Allied prisoners (14 Americans, and the rest Dutch - mainly 10th Infantry Battalion KNIL, and some Stadswacht "City Guards"), 506 Ambonese & Menadonese prisoners, and 4,320 Javanese native conscripts.
The ship was sunk by the British submarine Tradewind (Lt Commander H L Maydon), who fired 4 torpedoes, of which 2 hit, at 15.53 hours.
Of the 2,200 Allied and Indonesian prisoners, 1,520 died. Of the 4,320 Javanese, 4,120 died.
Of the 880 prisoners rescued, only 96 POWs survived the war.
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |