Flora
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Flora | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,980 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - R. Craggs & Sons Ltd, Tees Dockyard, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Evangelos P. Nomikos, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-44 (Ludwig Mathes) | ||
| Position | Grid CG 1888 - See estimated map location (40.30N13.30W) * | ||
| Complement | 25 (25 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Sunderland (20 Jan) - Rosario | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in July 1904 as Panaghi Vagliano for A.S. Vagliano, Cephalonia. 1934 renamed Flora for Evangelos P. Nomikos, Pirĉus. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.00 hours on 28 January, U-44 reported the sinking of a Greek steamer west of Figuera la Foz. The ship sank within 8 minutes after being hit aft by a stern torpedo. This must have been the Flora which was reported missing after leaving The Downs on 22 January. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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