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Location
Antwerp, Belgium
Age
21 Years

17th April 1945

Sailed at 04:00 hours for Antwerp. We cited a large pool of smoke soon after 10 o’clock, despite the hazy horizon. We thought it was Austin way but 11 o’clock we passed by the “Goldshell ” (Anglo.Sax) which was a burning entirely from stern to stern. Flames leapt very high, smoke pushed out in a never-ending stream.

Previous to this, we cited an overturned lifeboat and three lifejackets.

We reached Antwerp at 21:00 hours, and the pilot told us that the Goldshell was torpedoed at 10:00 hours yesterday morning and only seven survived. That makes a total of 50 or more killed. She was carrying benzine, like ourselves.

The pilot also mentioned another ship which was mined the day before yesterday.