Aegeus
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Aegeus | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.538 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Pateras Bros, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-177 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 32.30S, 16.00E - Grid GR 1715 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 29 (29 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Montreal (10 Aug) - Sydney (14 Aug) - Trinidad (9 Oct) - Saldanha Bay - Durban | ||
| Cargo | 3929 tons government stores and 2553 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Laid down as British War Stock, completed as Dalworth for Dagliesh SS Co, Newcastle; 1935 renamed Simonside for The Side Shipping Co, Newcastle; 1937 sold to Greece and renamed Aegeus for Pateras Bros, Pirĉus. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.59 hours on 2 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Aegeus was hit by two torpedoes from U-177 and blew up in a heavy explosion. The U-boat had to dive to avoid falling debris, but one crewman was slightly wounded when entering the conning tower. The ship had been spotted at 05.34 hours and was attacked with a torpedo at 10.22 and 10.26 hours, which both passed underneath the vessel because the firing distance was too short. | ||
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