Frangoula B. Goulandris
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Frangoula B. Goulandris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,701 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Goulandris Bros, Piræus | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-26 (Heinz Scheringer) | ||
| Position | 49° 59'N, 11° 24'W - Grid BF 1411 | ||
| Complement | 38 (6 dead and 32 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Queenstown, Cork - St. Thomas | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Dunbridge 1923 renamed Brecon 1928 renamed Frangoula B. Goulandris. In May 1940, the Frangoula B. Goulandris picked up five survivors of the Sheaf Mead, which had been sunk by U-37 (Oehrn) on 27 May and landed them four days later in Queenstown, Cork. | ||
| Notes on event | On 29 June 1940 the unescorted Frangoula B. Goulandris was torpedoed and sunk by U-26 southwest of Ireland. | ||
| On board | We have details of 6 people who were on board. | ||
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