Kassandra Louloudis
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Kassandra Louloudis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.106 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - W. Gray & Co (1918) Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Goulandris Bros, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 35.05N, 75.25W - Grid CA 7993 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (0 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (15 Mar) - Cristobal | ||
| Cargo | War material | ||
| History | Launched as British War Lurcher, in October 1919 completed as Dutch Bondowoso for NV Rotterdamsche Lloyd, Rotterdam. 1936 sold to Greece and renamed Kassandra Louloudis for Goulandris Bros, Andros. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.14 hours on 18 Mar, 1942, the unescorted Kassandra Louloudis (Master Themistokles Mitlas) was hit by one torpedo from U-124 and sank off Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras. The survivors were picked up by the US Coast Guard cutter USS Dione. | ||
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