Ellinico
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Ellinico | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,059 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | T. Papadimitriou, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-108 (Klaus Scholtz) | ||
| Position | 51N, 41W - Grid AJ 9976 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-65 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Liverpool (9 Jun) - River Mersey (14 Jun) - Wabana, Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in October 1904 as Luchana for Clyde Commercial Steamships Ltd (Donald & Taylor), Glasgow. 1933 sold to Greece and renamed Ellinico for Sardi, Andreadaki & Stavridi, Pirĉus. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.20 hours on 25 Jun, 1941, the Ellinico, dispersed from convoy OG-65, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-108 and sank by the stern within three minutes. The ship had been spotted at 20.37 hours the day before and missed with two torpedoes just after midnight. | ||
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