Pindos
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Pindos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,360 tons | ||
| Completed | 1908 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Pindos SS Co Ltd, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Argostoli | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Aug 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-58 (Heinrich Schonder) | ||
| Position | 55° 22'N, 8° 50'W - Grid AM 5198 | ||
| Complement | 32 (3 dead and 29 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-40 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Bahia Blanca (14 Jun) - Freetown (16 Jul) - Milford Haven - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 7590 tons of grain | ||
| History | Completed in June 1908 as Swedish Indianic for Rederi A/B Transatlantic (W.R.B.Lundgren), Gothenburg. 1936 sold to Greece and renamed Pindos. | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.20 hours on 4 Aug 1940 the unescorted Pindos (Master Dionisios Panas), a straggler from convoy SL-40 since 20 July, was hit by two torpedoes from U-58 and capsized to port side before sinking about 21 miles west-northwest of Tory Island. The U-boat misidentified her as British motor merchant Limerick (8724 GRT). The survivors abandoned ship in the lifeboats and made landfall with the help of a local fishing boat at Downings, Co. Donegal. They were lodged with local people for two days before moving on to Lononderry, where two injured men were treated for injuries at a hospital, including one man who had his nose blown off. | ||
| On board | We have details of 32 people who were on board. | ||
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