Meropi
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| Name | Meropi | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.181 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Andreas Pappas, Greece | ||
| Homeport | Syra | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-566 (Dietrich Borchert) | ||
| Position | 44.14N, 62.41W - Grid BB 7544 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (26 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-60 (dispersed) | ||
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| History | Built as Tregurno, 1930 renamed Meropi | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.34 hours on 15 Feb, 1942, the Meropi was torpedoed and sunk by U-566. The ship had been in convoy ON-60 and continued alone after the dispersal off Halifax. | ||
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