Ships hit by U-boats


Nellie


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NameNellie
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage4,826 tons
Completed1913 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland 
OwnerOceanos Maritime Steamship Co, Pirĉus 
HomeportPirĉus 
Date of attack14 Oct 1942Nationality:      Greek
 
FateSunk by U-607 (Ernst Mengersen)
Position53.41N, 41.23W - Grid AJ 9321
- See location on a map -
Complement37 (32 dead and 5 survivors).
ConvoySC-104
Route 
Cargo 
History Built as Mottisfont, 1916 renamed Vologda, 1923 renamed Tideway, 1933 renamed Nellie 
Notes on loss

At 00.40 hours on 14 Oct, 1942, the Nellie in convoy SC-104 was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from U-607.

 


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