Alexandros
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Alexandros | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.343 tons | ||
| Completed | 1906 - R. Stephenson & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Owner | Michael A. Tachmindji, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Syra | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Sep, 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 56.30N, 16.30W - Grid AM 1998 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 30 (5 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-3 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Sharpness | ||
| Cargo | 4500 tons of timber and paper | ||
| History | Built as King Howel, 1916 renamed Bayhowel, 1921 renamed Hohneck, 1922 renamed Artemissia, 1935 renamed Alexandros | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.23 hours on 15 Sep, 1940, the Alexandros in convoy SC-3 was torpedoed in the second attack of U-48 on the convoy. The ship was abandoned, stayed afloat for some time and foundered later in 56°50N/15°04W. | ||
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