Thrasyvoulos
Greek Steam merchant
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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