Leonidas M. Valmas
Greek Steam merchant
Name | Leonidas M. Valmas | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 2,080 tons | ||
Completed | 1914 - Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin-Grabow | ||
Owner | Michael Valmas, Piræus | ||
Homeport | Piræus | ||
Date of attack | 20 Aug 1940 | Nationality: Greek | |
Fate | A total loss by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass) | ||
Position | 55° 13'N, 10° 38'W - Grid AM 2872 | ||
Complement | ? men (16 dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Halifax - Dublin | ||
Cargo | 826 standards of timber, boards and battens | ||
History | Built as Stern 1921 renamed Gerano 1934 renamed Leonidas M. Valmas 1935 renamed Germania 1936 renamed Leonidas M. Valmas | ||
Notes on event | At 21.50 hours on 20 Aug 1940 the unescorted Leonidas M. Valmas was torpedoed and badly damaged by U-46. The ship was towed to Greenock, beached in Kames Bay and declared a total loss. The wreck was broken up where it was beached. | ||
On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. |
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