LEROS
| Name : | LEROS |
| Greek name : | ΛΕΡΟΣ |
| Type of Ship : | Freighter |
| Internat. call sign : | SZIC |
| Port of Registry : | Piraeus 526 |
| Later Names : | 1899 PANAGIS VALLIANOS 1924 CADMOS 1930 ASPASIA NOMIKOS 1936 LEROS |
| Later Names : | 1943 NETZLEGER XVI |
| Initial Flag of Registry : | Russia |
| Owner : | 1899 Michael S. Vallianos, Taganrog, Russia 1914 Fotios K. Svoronos, Kerch, Russia 1924 Fotios K. Svoronos, Piraeus, Greece 1930 Petros Nomicos, Piraeus, Greece 1936 S. Theocaridis, Piraeus, Greece 1939 K.I. Moschonas & I.A. Fasolis, Piraeus, Greece |
| Shipyard : | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd, North Shields, Great Britain |
| Hull Number : | 623 |
| Year of Construction : | 1899 |
| Launch : | 07.10.1899 |
| Commissioned : | 00.11.1899 |
| Size (GRT) : | 845 |
| Size (NRT) : | 524 |
| Lenght (m) : | 68,4 |
| Width (m) : | 9,8 |
| Engine : | Steam engine/triple expansion/3 cylinders |
| Screws : | 1 |
1899 built as PANAGIS VALLIANOS for Michael S. Vallianos, Taganrog, Russia.
1914 sold to Fotios K. Svoronos, Kertch, Russia.
1924 owned by Fotios K. Svoronos, Piraeus, Greece, under Greek flag and renamed CADMOS.
1930 purchased by Petros Nomicos, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed ASPASIA NOMIKOS.
1936 sold to S. Theocaridis, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed LEROS.
1939 sold to K.I. Moschonas & I.A. Fasolis, Piraeus, Greece.
Commandeered by the Greek government from October 30, 1940 up to May 25, 1941.
25.05.1941 commanded by the mate Nikolaos I. Damaskos (Captain Leonidas Kaparis had left the ship) attacked by German aircraft (VIII. Fliegerkorps, Gen.d.Fl. von Richthofen) in Heraklion, Crete, with bombs and machine guns and sunk without loss of life.
1941 salvaged, repaired and declared as a prize. Later in service with the Kriegsmarine.
1943 registered for Netlayer Group South (Netzsperrgruppe Süd).
11.01.1944 sunk by bombs in Piraeus while in reconstruction to net layer, later salvaged. [B]
10.1944 scuttled while still under construction.
1950-54 presumably scrapped.
1914 sold to Fotios K. Svoronos, Kertch, Russia.
1924 owned by Fotios K. Svoronos, Piraeus, Greece, under Greek flag and renamed CADMOS.
1930 purchased by Petros Nomicos, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed ASPASIA NOMIKOS.
1936 sold to S. Theocaridis, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed LEROS.
1939 sold to K.I. Moschonas & I.A. Fasolis, Piraeus, Greece.
Commandeered by the Greek government from October 30, 1940 up to May 25, 1941.
25.05.1941 commanded by the mate Nikolaos I. Damaskos (Captain Leonidas Kaparis had left the ship) attacked by German aircraft (VIII. Fliegerkorps, Gen.d.Fl. von Richthofen) in Heraklion, Crete, with bombs and machine guns and sunk without loss of life.
1941 salvaged, repaired and declared as a prize. Later in service with the Kriegsmarine.
1943 registered for Netlayer Group South (Netzsperrgruppe Süd).
11.01.1944 sunk by bombs in Piraeus while in reconstruction to net layer, later salvaged. [B]
10.1944 scuttled while still under construction.
1950-54 presumably scrapped.
| Date of Loss : | 25.05.1941 |
| Place of Loss : | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Kind of Loss : | Air attack |
| Cause of Loss : | Air attack |
| Name of Opponent : | German Luftwaffe, VIII. Fliegerkorps |
| Fate of Crew : | No losses [A] |
1. Lloyds Register of Shipping
2. Melissinos, Ioannis: The Navy during World War II - The total contribution of the Greek Merchant Navy (Motorsailers and Steamers) 1940-1945, volume I and II, University of Ioannina 1995 (Gr.)
3. [A] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [B] Arndt, Peter; Schenk, Peter: Deutsche Netzsperrverbände, Edition Erich Gröner 2010.
2. Melissinos, Ioannis: The Navy during World War II - The total contribution of the Greek Merchant Navy (Motorsailers and Steamers) 1940-1945, volume I and II, University of Ioannina 1995 (Gr.)
3. [A] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [B] Arndt, Peter; Schenk, Peter: Deutsche Netzsperrverbände, Edition Erich Gröner 2010.
| Inserted : | 08.02.2011 |
| Inserted by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Last Edit : | 20.01.2016 |
| Edited by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Modifications : | - 30.05.2015 T. Reich documents 1-3 inserted - 20.01.2016 Service Life inserted |
