Thrasyvoulos
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Thrasyvoulos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,693 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Thrasyvoulos L. Boyazides & Co, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Werner Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 49° 25'N, 11° 18'W - Grid BF 1711 | ||
| Complement | ? men (22 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Swansea - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | 3450 tons of french nuts and 2158 tons of anthracite cobbles | ||
| History | Built as Thessalia 1919 renamed Forfar 1922 renamed Thrasyvoulos | ||
| Notes on event | At 11.30 hours on 30 Oct 1939 the neutral Thrasyvoulos was stopped by signals from U-37 and the inspection of the papers revealed that she was carrying contraband. The ship was sunk by a torpedo at 12.12 hours after the crew had abandoned ship in three lifeboats. | ||
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