Adelfotis
Adelfotis under her former name Cape St. Columba. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Adelfotis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.838 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Michael J. Carras & others, Chios | ||
| Homeport | Chios | ||
| Date of attack | 1 May, 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-182 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 03.32S, 21.33W - Grid FD 6884 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (1 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | San Lorenzo, Argentina - Buenos Aires - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 6785 tons of linseed | ||
| History | Built as Carlow Castle, 1930 renamed Cape St. Columba, 1935 renamed Adelfotis | ||
| Notes on loss | On 1 May, 1943, the unescorted Adelfotis was torpedoed and sunk by gunfire by U-182 about 500 miles southeast of St. Paul Rocks. The master was taken prisoner and lost with the U-boat when it was sunk on 16 May. | ||
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