Mount Kitheron
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| Name | Mount Kitheron | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,876 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Piręus | ||
| Homeport | Syra | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jan 1942 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-754 (Hans Oestermann) | ||
| Position | 47.32N, 52.31W - Grid BB 6359 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (12 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
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| History | Built as Chevington, 1919 renamed Bellglade, 1932 renamed Mount Kitheron | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.25 hours on 25 Jan, 1942, the Mount Kitheron was torpedoed by U-754 and sunk by a coup de grāce at 09.38 hours. | ||
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