Hydraios
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Hydraios | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.476 tons | ||
| Completed | 1902 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Ath N. Coulouras, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Hydra | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Jul, 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-198 (Werner Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 24.44S, 35.12E - Grid KP 3813 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (0 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Said - Aden - Lourenço Marques | ||
| Cargo | 1550 tons of rock and salt ballast | ||
| History | Built as Lothian, 1919 renamed Isfond, 1921 renamed Parnon, 1927 renamed Hydraios | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.59 hours on 6 Jul, 1943, the unescorted Hydraios was hit amidships by a torpedo from U-198 and sank after being hit by a coup de grâce at 20.17 hours. The Germans then questioned the survivors and confiscated the ship papers and a cashbox with 682 Egyptian Pounds from the master. | ||
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