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Meropi

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NameMeropi
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage4.181 tons
Completed1911 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields 
OwnerAndreas Pappas, Greece 
HomeportSyra 
Date of attack15 Feb, 1942Nationality:      Greek
 
FateSunk by U-566 (Dietrich Borchert)
Position44.14N, 62.41W - Grid BB 7544
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Complement40 (26 dead and 14 survivors).
ConvoyON-60 (dispersed)
Route 
Cargo 
History Built as Tregurno, 1930 renamed Meropi 
Notes on loss At 04.34 hours on 15 Feb, 1942, the Meropi was torpedoed and sunk by U-566. The ship had been in convoy ON-60 and continued alone after the dispersal off Halifax. 


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