Dimitrios G. Thermiotis
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Dimitrios G. Thermiotis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,271 tons | ||
| Completed | 1906 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Alkiviadis M. Takakis, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Jan 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-86 (Walter Schug) | ||
| Position | 48° 00'N, 51° 45'W - Grid BC 4110 | ||
| Complement | 33 (33 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-63 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Demerara, British Guiana - Sydney, CB - London | ||
| Cargo | 6146 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in November 1906 as British Janeta for SS Janeta Co Ltd (Maclay & McIntyre), Glasgow. 1929 sold to Greece and renamed Dimitrios G. Thermiotis for Alkiviadis M. Takakis, Andros. | ||
| Notes on event | At 06.13 hours on 18 Jan 1942 the unescorted Dimitrios G. Thermiotis (Master Georgios A. Gennadios), a straggler from station #44 in convoy SC-63, was hit on the starboard side aft of the funnel by one G7e torpedo from U-86 and sank by the stern within five minutes about 50 miles northeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland. The ship had been missed with a G7e torpedo at 05.50 hours. | ||
| On board | We have details of 27 people who were on board. | ||
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