Saronikos
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Saronikos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.548 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Maris A. Embiricos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-177 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 24.46S, 35.30E - Grid KP 6155 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (32 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Said - Aden - Durban | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Luise Horn, 1921 renamed Maid of Andros, 1931 renamed Saronikos | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.20 hours on 7 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Saronikos was hit in the engine room by one of two torpedoes from U-177, broke in two and sank within two minutes. The Germans questioned the two survivors on a raft and provided them with bandages and provisions. | ||
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