Olga E. Embiricos
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Olga E. Embiricos | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,677 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Constantine E. Embiricos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jan 1944 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-188 (Siegfried Lüdden) | ||
| Position | 12.30N, 50.10E - Grid MP 5979 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (20 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Durban - Aden - Massowah | ||
| Cargo | 6900 tons of coal | ||
| History | Built as Bellview, 1933 renamed Olga E. Embiricos Since 1941 in Admiralty service as collier. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.07 hours on 29 Jan, 1944, the Olga E. Embiricos was torpedoed and sunk by U-188, which misidentified the ship as Giorgios M. Embiricos. | ||
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