Marionga
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| Name | Marionga | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.236 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Neill & Pandelis Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Piræus | ||
| Date of attack | 24 May, 1941 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 05.42N, 10.29W - Grid EU 7116 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 31 (26 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Clyde - Takoradi | ||
| Cargo | British government stores | ||
| History | Built as Eddystone, 1917 renamed Grelstone, 1931 renamed Marionga | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.56 hours on 24 May, 1941, the unescorted Marionga was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-103 and sank by the stern within four minutes. The ship had been spotted at 19.50 hours on 23 May, but the U-boat had to wait for attacking until darkness. The first two torpedoes fired at 00.36 and 01.54 missed. | ||
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