Adamandios Georgandis
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Adamandios Georgandis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,443 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - J. Blumer & Co Ltd, North Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Georgandis Bros, Piræus | ||
| Homeport | Piræus | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-28 (Günter Kuhnke) | ||
| Position | 49° 35'N, 11° 15'W - Grid BF 1448 | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Cork | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in November 1916 as British Portrush for Portland SS Co Ltd (R. McNeill & Sons), Cardiff. 1918 renamed Portrushton for R. McNeill & Sons, Cardiff. 1923 renamed Portvale for Portvale SS Co Ltd (R.T.S. & W.S. Hinde), Cardiff. 1932 sold to Greece and renamed Adamandios Georgandis. | ||
| Notes on event | At 19.29 hours on 19 Jun 1940 the unescorted Adamandios Georgandis was hit in the engine room by a torpedo from U-28 and sank southwest of Ireland after being hit aft by a coup de grâce at 20.00 hours. | ||
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