Radames
Egyptian Steam merchant
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| Name | Radames | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,575 tons | ||
| Completed | 1903 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Albert Klat, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 25 May 1941 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 6° 00'N, 12° 00'W - Grid ET 6937 | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Vizagapatam - Barry Roads | ||
| Cargo | 1100 tons of iron ore, 2915 tons of groundnuts and 996 tons of groundnut cake | ||
| History | Completed in September 1903 as Dumbarton for SS Dumbarton Co Ltd (H. MacLean), Glasgow. 1907 renamed Overdale for SS Overdale Co Ltd (Babtie & Co), Glasgow. 1926 renamed Winslow for Watts, Watts & Co Ltd, London. 1930 sold to Belgium and renamed Fernand Colignon for Armement Colignon SA, Antwerp. 1932 sold to Egypt and renamed Radames for Albert Klat, Alexandria. | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.31 hours on 25 May 1941 the unescorted Radames was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-103 after being chased for about five hours and sank slowly by the stern about 80 miles from Monrovia, Liberia. | ||
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