SS Slamat Memorial

Thsi memorial is located next to the private gallery of the founder of the Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd Museum, Ed van Lierde, and it is possible to visit it when you visit the museum after an appointment. The museum contains all the information about the memorial commemorating the 983 people who died in this naval disaster. The website also contains much information.

The memorial commemorates the sinking of the passengership SS Slamat and the two British ships HMS Wryneck and HMS Diamond who offered help, on 27 April 1941 during the evacuation of Commonwealth troups from Greece, by German dive bombers.

SS Slamat:
Crew: 222, victims: 211, survivors: 11
Soldiers: 508, victims: 500, survivors: 8

HMS Wryneck:
Crew: 133, victims: 106, survivors: 27

HMS Diamond:
Crew: 186 , victims: 166, survivors: 20

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Source

• Text: Ed van Lierde & Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd Museum