Nicolas Pateras
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Nicolas Pateras | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.362 tons | ||
| Completed | 1910 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Costas N. and Elias N. Pateras, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Chios | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jun, 1941 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-108 (Klaus Scholtz) | ||
| Position | 55N, 38W - Grid AJ 9587 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (11 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-336 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | to Father Point | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Brantford, 1915 renamed Bayford, 1920 renamed Port de la Pallice, 1925 renamed Maria M. Diacaki, 1934 renamed Pente Adelfi, 1935 renamed Nicolas Pateras | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.14 hours on 25 Jun, 1941, the Nicolas Pateras, dispersed from convoy OB-336, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-108. The U-boat then surfaced, began shelling the ship at 17.13 hours and fired 97 shells until she sank by the bow at 17.55 hours. The gun crew had some problems with the heavy seas and strong wind during firing. | ||
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