The Nellie was a Greek steamship ship of 4,826 tonnes, which was brought down by a German submarine during the Second World War. History
The Nellie was first built as Mottisfont, and was launched in 1913 at the J.L. shipyard. Thompson & amp; Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland, Northeast England. In 1916 she was renamed as Vologda, renamed Tideway in 1923, and eventually renamed Nellie in 1933. The owner was Oceanos Maritime Steamship Co., Piraeus, with Piraeus as a home. The last trip
Her crew consisted of 37 Greek crew members and the ship had a not known amount of cargo on board. The Nellie was classified in SC-104 convoy on the east coast of the United States and carried along the North Atlantic to Europe.
Her loss on October 14, 1942 began at 00.40. The Nellie, who was taken in convoy SC-104, was torpeded and sinked by two U-607 torpedoes, commanded by Ernst Mengersen, in position 53 ° 41 'North and 41 ° 23' West. Of the 37-man crew, 32 men died during the torpeding and by the stormy sea when their ship sank. Five Greeks were able to save themselves from this hilarious adventure and were picked up by an escort hunter later. Externe link
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