Leukos
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| Name | Leukos | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 216 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Aberdeen | ||
| Owner | Dublin Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Dublin | ||
| Homeport | Dublin | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Mar, 1940 | Nationality:  Irish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 5290 - See estimated map location (55.20N08.45W) * | ||
| Complement | 11 (11 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Troon, Ayrshire (1 March) - Fishing grounds in Donegal Bay - Dublin | ||
| Cargo | 21 tons of fish | ||
| History | Completed in August 1914 for National Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. In June 1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty as boom defence vessel. 1919 returned to owners and 1920 sold to Tucker, Tippet & Co Ltd, Aberdeen. 1929 sold to Dublin Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Dublin. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.13 hours on 9 Mar, 1940, the Leukos (Master J.P. Thomasson) was attacked without warning by U-38 about 12 miles northwest off Tory Island. At 20.00 hours, the U-boat had spotted six trawlers all with their lights set near Tory Island and Liebe thought that they were forming a patrol line. He decided to give one of them a warning and fired one shot from its deckgun at the Leukos from a distance of 200 metres. The shot hit the trawler in the engine room and she dissappeared in a cloud of steam and smoke. The U-boat waited until the trawler sank after one hour and then continued the patrol. The Leukos was reported missing on 12 March, when the ship failed to arrive in Dublin. On 21 March, a lifeboat bearing the logo of the ship was washed ashore on Scarinish Tiree off the westcoast of Scotland. | ||
* 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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