Violando N. Goulandris
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Violando N. Goulandris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,598 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Goulandris Bros, Piræus | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Hans Rudolf Rösing) | ||
| Position | 44.04N, 12.30W - Grid BE 9397 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (6 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Santa Fe - Waterford | ||
| Cargo | Wheat | ||
| History | Laid down as Delfshaven, completed as Walcheren, 1932 renamed Violando N. Goulandris | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.10 hours on 11 Jun, 1940, the unescorted Violando N. Goulandris was hit aft by one torpedo from U-48 west-northwest of Cape Finisterre and sank by the stern after 15 minutes. | ||
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