Condylis
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Condylis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.439 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - Antwerp Engineering Co Ltd, Hoboken | ||
| Owner | George N. Condylis, Andros | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-438 (Rudolf Franzius) | ||
| Position | 57N, 22.30W - Grid AL 2913 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (9 dead and 26 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-94 | ||
| Route | Sorel - Sydney - London | ||
| Cargo | 6924 tons of grain and trucks | ||
| History | Built as Lowther Castle for Lancashire Shipping (J. Chambers), Liverpool. 1933 sold to Greece and renamed Condylis. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.20 hours on 10 Aug, 1942, U-660 (Baur) fired a single torpedo, followed one minute later by a spread of two and then another single torpedo at the convoy SC-94 south of Iceland from the starboard side. They heard a detonation after 47 seconds, two more after 1 minute 30 seconds and a fourth after another 50 seconds. At 12.21 hours, U-438 attacked the convoy from the port side and observed a detonation after 2 minutes 30 seconds. The Condylis was struck by a torpedo on both the port and the starboard side, so she must have been hit by both U-boats. The Oregon, Empire Reindeer and Cape Race were all hit on the starboard side and so must have been hit by U-660. The Oregon was only damaged and fell behind the convoy where she was finished off by U-438 later that day. | ||
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