Thetis A.
Greek Steam merchant
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° 40'N, 13° 20'W - Grid BE 6556 | ||
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 event | At 18.18 hours on 14 July 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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