Thetis A.
Thetis A. under her former name Nagos. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Thetis A. | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,111 tons | ||
| Completed | 1910 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | George F. Andreadis, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Chios | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 47.40N, 13.20W - Grid BE 6556 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 29 (9 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Cargo | Grain | ||
| History | Laid down as Algeriana for Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool. Completed in May 1910 as Indian Transport for Empire Transport Co Ltd (Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool. 1930 sold to Greece and renamed Nagos for Livanos Brothers (N.G. Livanos), Chios. 1934 renamed Thetis A. for P.G. Andreadi, Chios. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.18 hours on 14 Jul, 1940, the unescorted Thetis A. was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-52 and sank in 5 minutes west-southwest of the Scillies after the survivors abandoned ship in the starboard lifeboat. The ship had been spotted at 16.33 hours and attacked with a G7a torpedo at 18.13 hours, but the torpedo malfunctioned. | ||
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