Michalios
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| Name | Michalios | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.742 tons | ||
| Completed | 1908 - AG Neptun, Rostock | ||
| Owner | Xilas Brothers, Chios | ||
| Homeport | Syra | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jun, 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Johann-Otto Krieg) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 3716 - See estimated map location (34.48N35.54E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | to Port Said | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Santa Ursula, 1916 renamed Estremadura, 1925 renamed Nordsee, 1926 renamed Julia, 1935 renamed Michalios | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.03 hours on 27 Jun, 1943, U-81 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the Michalios and hit her with one torpedo in the stern. The stern broke off, causing the ship to sink within two minutes three miles west of Latakia. The U-boat had missed the vessel, misidentified as the Greek steam merchant Livathos (1667 tons), at 14.57 hours with a first spread of two torpedoes. | ||
* 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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