Keramiai
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| Name | Keramiai | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,085 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Cephalonian Maritime Co Ltd, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Argostoli | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-55 (Werner Heidel) | ||
| Position | 48.37N, 07.46W - Grid BF 19 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (0 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OA-80G | ||
| Route | London - Ciudad Trujillo | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | In October 1917 completed as British War Rose for Shipping Controller, managed by Hall Bros, London. 1919 sold to Belgium and renamed Gallier for Lloyd Royal Belge, Antwerp; 1930 transferred to Compagnie Maritime Belge, Antwerp. 1933 sold to France and renamed Baltique for Compagnie Baltique-Ocean-Mediterranee, Le Havre. 1934 sold to Greece and renamed Keramiai for P.N. & G.N. Lykiardopulo, Argostoli; 1937 transferred to Cephalonian Maritime Co Ltd (Lykiardopulo), Argostoli. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.00 and 11.05 hours on 30 Jan, 1940, U-55 attacked the convoy OA-80G (later designated OG-16) and sank Vaclite in the first and Keramiai in the second attack.The U-boat was herself sunk by the escorts after the second attack. | ||
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