Elena R.
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Elena R. | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.576 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Newport News VA | ||
| Owner | Antonios Roussos and Tramp Shipping Development Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Chios | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-26 (Klaus Ewerth) | ||
| Position | 50.30N, 02.21W - Grid BF 3145 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 24 (0 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Antwerp | ||
| Cargo | Grain | ||
| History | Built as Munindies, 1937 renamed Elena R. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.00 hours on 22 Nov, 1939, the Elena R. struck a mine laid on 10 September by U-26 and sank two miles south of Shambles Light Vessel. The survivors reached the Light Vessel on their own. | ||
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