Amarylis
Amarylis under her former name Assiout. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Amarylis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.328 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Londonderry | ||
| Owner | Amarylis SS Co Ltd, Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  Panaman | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-181 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 28.14S, 33.24E - Grid KP 3583 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (29 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Kosseir, Egypt - Aden - Durban | ||
| Cargo | Phosphate | ||
| History | Built as Assiout, 1935 renamed Maroulio, 1938 renamed Amarylis | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.40 hours on 2 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Amarylis was hit amidships by a G7a torpedo from U-181 and sank within 2 minutes after breaking in two. The Germans questioned six survivors on a raft and on this opportunity took a drowning sheep aboard for fresh meat. | ||
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