Epaminondas C. Embiricos
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Epaminondas C. Embiricos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.385 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Constantine E. Embiricos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-168 (Helmuth Pich) | ||
| Position | 01.30N, 73E - Grid LC 8777 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (4 dead and 38 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Colombo - Lourenço Marques | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Benton, 1931 renamed Epaminondas C. Embiricos | ||
| Notes on loss | On 15 Feb, 1944, the unescorted Epaminondas C. Embiricos was hit by three torpedoes from U-168 and sank about 150 miles northwest of the Addu Atoll. The ship had been missed with a first spread of two torpedoes. Two officers were taken prisoner by the U-boat. | ||
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