Elpis
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Elpis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,651 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | John G. Goulandris, Andros | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass) | ||
| Position | 43.46N, 14.06W - Grid BE 9498 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (0 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | Wheat | ||
| History | Built as Buranda, 1934 renamed Elpis | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.30 hours on 17 Jun, 1940, the unescorted Elpis was attacked by U-46 west of Cape Finisterre. The U-boat fired a G7a torpedo which malfunctioned and then prepared to attack the ship with the deck gun because she sent out a radio message. The crew stopped the vessel and abandoned ship before fire was opened. At 01.55 hours, a G7a coup de grāce was fired that hit amidships and caused the ship to sink after breaking in two. | ||
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