Aikaterini
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Aikaterini | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,929 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Georgandis Bros, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jan 1941 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-93 (Claus Korth) | ||
| Position | 56N, 15.23W - Grid AM 4125 | ||
| Complement | 30 (0 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-19 | ||
| Route | Halifax - Dublin | ||
| Cargo | 7844 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. | ||
Location of attack on Aikaterini.
ship sunk.
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