Niritos
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Niritos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.854 tons | ||
| Completed | 1907 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | G.C. Dracoulis, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Ithaka | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Oct, 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 57.14N, 10.38W - Grid AM 2928 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (1 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-7 | ||
| Route | Sydney - Garston | ||
| Cargo | 5426 tons of sulphur | ||
| History | Built as Maylands, 1920 renamed Maymead, 1922 renamed Islemoor, 1927 rename Niritos On 11 Mar, 1940, the Niritos was damaged by a mine laid on 9 March by the German auxiliary minelayer Schiff 11/Ulm in 51°25N/01°45E. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.30 hours on 18 Oct, 1940, the Niritos in convoy SC-7 was hit by one torpedo from U-99 and sank. | ||
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