Zeus
Greek Steam merchant
Name | Zeus | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,961 tons | ||
Completed | 1920 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
Owner | Elias E. Hadjilias, An D. Manthos & Others, Athens | ||
Homeport | Syra | ||
Date of attack | 19 Feb 1943 | Nationality: Greek | |
Fate | Sunk by U-403 (Heinz-Ehlert Clausen) | ||
Position | 49° 28'N, 44° 50'W - Grid BC 2696 | ||
Complement | 38 (38 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | ONS-165 (straggler) | ||
Route | Hull (18 Jan) - Loch Ewe (2 Feb) - Halifax | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in December 1920 as Norwegian Vestheim for Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen & Co, Oslo. 1922 renamed Dagfred for John P. Pedersen & Son, Oslo. 1928 sold to France and renamed Emilie L.D. for Louis Dreyfus & Cie, Dunkirk. 1934 sold to Greece and renamed Zeus. | ||
Notes on event | At 08.17 hours on 19 Feb 1943 the unescorted Zeus, a straggler from convoy ONS-165 due to bad weather, was torpedoed and sunk by U-403. | ||
On board | We have details of 35 people who were on board. |
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