Efthalia Mari
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Efthalia Mari | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,195 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Londonderry | ||
| Owner | Nicolaos Michael Maris, Andros | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Aug 1943 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-177 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 24° 21'S, 48° 55'E - Grid KR 1543 | ||
| Complement | 43 (1 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Durban - Lourenço Marques - Suez - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 4802 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in April 1919 as British Amarna for Moss SS Co Ltd (J. Moss & Co), Liverpool. 1935 sold to Greece and renamed Efthalia Mari for N.M. Maris, Andros. | ||
| Notes on event | At 17.45 hours on 5 Aug 1943 the unescorted Efthalia Mari was hit by two torpedoes from U-177 and sank after 8 minutes east of Madagascar. The ship had been spotted in the morning by using the Bachstelze autogyro. The Germans questioned survivors in a lifeboat before leaving the area. | ||
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