Allied Ships hit by U-boats


Aikaterini


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NameAikaterini
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage4,929 tons
Completed1913 - Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees 
OwnerGeorgandis Bros, Pirĉus 
HomeportPirĉus 
Date of attack29 Jan 1941Nationality:      Greek
 
FateSunk by U-93 (Claus Korth)
Position56N, 15.23W - Grid AM 4125
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Complement30 (0 dead and 30 survivors).
ConvoySC-19
RouteHalifax - Dublin 
Cargo7844 tons of grain 
History Built as Wearpool, 1935 renamed Aikaterini 
Notes on loss At 04.05 hours on 29 Jan, 1941, the Aikaterini in convoy SC-19 was hit aft by one G7e torpedo from U-93 and sank south of Rockall. The ship had tried to ram the U-boat before she was torpedoed. 


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