Maroussio Logotheti
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| Name | Maroussio Logotheti | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.669 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Irvine´s Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd, Middleton Shipyard, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Goulandris Bros, Piræus | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 15 May, 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Jürgen Nissen) | ||
| Position | 05.28N, 14.28W - Grid ET 5997 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 39 (27 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7024 tons of iron | ||
| History | Built as Queensland Transport, 1934 renamed Maroussio Logotheti. On 9 Jul, 1940, the ship was seized at Diego Suarez by Vichy-French forces and renamed General Duquesne. On 1 May, 1942, recovered at Mayotte by the Royal Navy and returned to the Greek owner under her original name. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.43 hours on 15 May, 1943, the unescorted Maroussio Logotheti was hit by two torpedoes from U-105 and sank immediately. The ship had been missed by a first torpedo, which detonated prematurely. The second officer was taken prisoner by the U-boat, transferred four days later to U-460 (Schnoor) and landed at Bordeaux on 25 June. | ||
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