Frangoula B. Goulandris
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Frangoula B. Goulandris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.701 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Goulandris Bros, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-26 (Heinz Scheringer) | ||
| Position | 49.59N, 11.24W - Grid BF 1411 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (6 dead and 32 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Queenstown, Cork - St. Thomas | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Dunbridge, 1923 renamed Brecon, 1928 renamed Frangoula B. Goulandris In May 1940, the Frangoula B. Goulandris picked up five survivors from the Sheaf Mead, which had been sunk by U-37 (Oehrn) on 27 May and landed them in Queenstown, Cork four days later. | ||
| Notes on loss | |||
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