Saronikos
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Saronikos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,548 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Maris A. Embiricos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-177 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 24.46S, 35.30E - Grid KP 6155 | ||
| Complement | 34 (32 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Said - Aden - Durban | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in May 1912 as German Luise Horn for H.C. Horn, Lübeck. 1919 taken over by Britain as war reparation by The Shipping Controller (G. Heyn & Sons), London. 1921 renamed Maid of Andros for Byron SS Co (M. Embiricos), London. 1931 sold to Greece and renamed Saronikos for M.A. Embiricos, Andros. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.20 hours on 7 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Saronikos was hit in the engine room by one of two torpedoes from U-177, broke in two and sank within two minutes. The master, 29 crew members and two gunners (the ship was armed with two 20mm and two machine guns) were lost. The Germans questioned the two surviving crew members on a raft and provided them with bandages and provisions. The survivors made landfall after nine days near Chai Chai about 80 miles from Lourenço Marques and arrived in this harbor in the afternoon on 19 December. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 5 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Saronikos.
ship sunk.
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