| Ship Details
MOUNT OLYMPOS | |
| former names | launched as Nile Maru, completed as Toba , 1932 renamed Mount Olympos | | tons | 6,692 | | type | Steam Freighter | | nationality | GR | | built | 1920 - Harima Dockyard, Harima, Japan | | company | Atlanticos Steamship Co Ltd, Athens, Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Piræus | | voyage | Alexandria to Durban | | cargo | in ballast | | casualties | complement 30, 3 lost | | attacker | U 561 | | date | 14.05.1942 | | fate | mined | | square reported | CP8186 | | position | 31.21'48"N/32.21'24"E | | Notes | Technical
general cargo vessel - steam - single screw
6,692 GRT - 9,250 DWT
425'5" x 54' x 25'8"
Service speed 10 knots
The ship struck a mine in a barrier of 20 mines laid by U-561 in the night of 14/15 April 1942 between 23:17 CET and 02:19 CET in position 31°27'N-32°27'E. The ship broke in three and sank in position 31 19'45"N-32 23'15"E
Thanks to Walter Janssens for extra information on this page.
Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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