Leonidas Z. Cambanis
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Leonidas Z. Cambanis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,274 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Mina L. Cambanis, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Apr 1941 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-74 (Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat) | ||
| Position | 58° 12'N, 27° 40'W - Grid AK 3621 | ||
| Complement | 29 (2 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-26 | ||
| Route | Halifax - Swansea | ||
| Cargo | 6500 tons of wheat | ||
| History | Built as Llanover 1917 renamed Linmore 1920 renamed Shannonmede 1924 renamed Harpalyce 1928 renamed Littleton 1932 renamed Leonidas Z. Cambanis | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.00 and 05.01 hours on 3 April 1941, U-74 fired two torpedoes at convoy SC-26 and observed two detonations and saw one ship sinking after ten minutes. Kentrat reported two ships sunk, but probably both torpedoes hit the Leonidas Z. Cambanis. | ||
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