Mount Athos
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| Name | Mount Athos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.578 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd, Bridge Dockyard, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Nov, 1940 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 54.30N, 15.25W - Grid AL 6698 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (19 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Barry - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | 5250 tons of coal | ||
| History | Built as Iossifoglu, 1923 renamed Pentowy, 1932 renamed Mount Athos for Kulukundis Shipping Co SA and Constantine Scarvelis, Pirĉus | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.42 hours on 28 Nov, 1940, the Mount Athos was hit under the bridge by one torpedo from U-103 and sank by the stern within 4 minutes. | ||
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