Panachrandos
Greek Steam merchant
Name | Panachrandos | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 4,661 tons | ||
Completed | 1915 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
Owner | Basil C. and John C. Koutsoukos, Andros | ||
Homeport | Andros | ||
Date of attack | 16 Jan 1940 | Nationality: Greek | |
Fate | Sunk by U-44 (Ludwig Mathes) | ||
Position | 48° 30'N, 9° 10'W - Grid BF 1886 | ||
Complement | 31 (31 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Antwerp (13 Jan) - Key West | ||
Cargo | |||
History | Completed in April 1915 as Hartfield for Woodfield Steam Shipping Co Ltd (Woods, Tylor & Brown), London. 1933 sold to Greece and renamed Panachrandos. | ||
Notes on event | At 06.11 hours on 16 January 1940 the neutral and unescorted Panachrandos (Master Vasilios Ioannis Katsikis) was hit on the port side amidships by one G7a torpedo from U-44 about 185 miles west of Brest. The ship broke in two with its bow and stern raising steeply out of the water and disappearing within three minutes. | ||
On board | We have details of 27 people who were on board. |
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