Flora
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Flora | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.980 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - R. Craggs & Sons Ltd, Tees Dockyard, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Evangelos P. Nomikos, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-44 (Ludwig Mathes) | ||
| Position | Grid CG 1888 - See estimated map location (40.30N13.30W) * | ||
| Complement | 25 (25 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Sunderland (20 Jan) - Rosario | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Built as Panaghis Vaglianos, 1934 renamed Flora | ||
| Notes on loss | On 22 Jan, 1940, the Flora was last seen in The Downs and was reported missing thereafter. At 20.00 hours on 28 January, U-44 reported the sinking of a Greek steamer west of Figuera la Foz. The ship sank within 8 minutes after being hit aft by a stern torpedo. This must have been the Flora. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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