Erodona
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Erodona | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.207 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - C. van der Giessen & Zonenīs Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-110 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | 61.20N, 17W - Grid AE 7959 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 57 (36 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-112 | ||
| Route | Aruba - Coryton | ||
| Cargo | Oil products | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.18 and 00.22 hours on 16 Mar, 1941, U-110 fired torpedoes at the convoy HX-112 and reported one tanker sunk and a possible hit on a steamer. At 06.32 hours, the U-boat attacked again in grid AE 8781 and reported another tanker sunk. However, Allied reports only mention hits on the Erodona at the time of the first attack. | ||
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