Zannes Gounaris
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Zannes Gounaris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,407 tons | ||
| Completed | 1907 - R. Craggs & Sons, Tees Dockyard, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Antonios Z. Gounaris, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 58° 11'N, 13° 57'W - Grid AM 1762 | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-6 | ||
| Route | Tampa, Florida - Garston | ||
| Cargo | Phosphate rock | ||
| History | Completed in April 1907 as British Fitzclarence for Fitzclarence SS Co Ltd (Burrell & Son), Glasgow. 1913 renamed River Araxes for Stanley & John Thompson Ltd, London. 1926 sold to Greece and renamed Alexandros for A.T. Callinicos. 1929 renamed Tuscania for L. Pittaluga. 1930 renamed Zannes Gounaris for Antonios Z. Gounaris, Athens. | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.11 hours on 9 Oct 1940, U-103 attacked convoy SC-6 37 miles north-northwest of Rockall and sank two ships, Zannes Gounaris and Delphin and damaged the Graigwen, which was later sunk by U-123 (Moehle). | ||
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