Laconikos
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| Name | Laconikos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,803 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Maris A. Embiricos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 7 May 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-89 (Dietrich Lohmann) | ||
| Position | 41.40N, 18.13W - Grid CF 3486 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (23 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-128 | ||
| Route | Takoradi - Freetown - Ardrossan | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Built as Navigator, 1932 renamed Lakonikos, 1933 renamed Laconikos | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.00 hours on 7 May 1943, U-89 attacked the convoy SL-128, observed a hit with a T-3 torpedo on a freighter and later heard sinking noises. The Laconikos was sunk in this attack. | ||
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