Zeus
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Zeus | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,961 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Elias E. Hadjilias, An D. Manthos & Others, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Syra | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-403 (Heinz-Ehlert Clausen) | ||
| Position | 49.28N, 44.50W - Grid BC 2696 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (38 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ONS-165 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Hull (18 Jan) - Loch Ewe (2 Feb) - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Vestheim, 1921 renamed Dagfred, 1928 renamed Emilie L.D., 1934 renamed Zeus | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.17 hours on 19 Feb, 1943, the Zeus, a straggler from convoy ONS-165 due to bad weather, was torpedoed and sunk by U-403. | ||
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