Dimitris
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Dimitris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,254 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | S.A. & P.A. Lemos, Chios | ||
| Homeport | Chios | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-29 (Otto Schuhart) | ||
| Position | 44° 23'N, 11° 41'W - Grid BE 9638 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Villa Constitucion, Argentina - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 9028 tons of cereals | ||
| History | Completed in January 1911 as Norwegian August for J. Christensen, Bergen. 1929 renamed York County and 1930 again August for the same owner. 1940 sold to Greece and renamed Dimitris. | ||
| Notes on event | At 15.30 hours on 26 June 1940 the unescorted Dimitris was stopped a shot across her bow by U-29 off Cape Finisterre. The ship was sunk by gunfire after the crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats. | ||
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