TITAN



Name : TITAN
Greek name : ΤΙΤΑΝ
Type of Ship : Tug
Later Names : 1941 V 48
1942 W 41
1942 W 24
1943/44 HP 58
Initial Flag of Registry : Greece
Owner : 1937 Greek government (Hellenic Royal Marine)
1941 German Reich
Shipyard : Marine Base Salamis, Greece
Year of Construction : 1937


Size (GRT) : 220 [A]
Lenght (m) : 24 [A]
Width (m) : 6,2 [A]
Depth (m) : 3,5 [A]
Crew : 8
Engine : Steam engine
Output : 400 SHP (s. WPS)
Screws : 1
Date of Loss : 02.05.1941
Place of Loss : Marine fort of the Hellenic Royal Navy, Euboea, Greece [B]
Kind of Loss : Prize
Cause of Loss : Prize
Name of Opponent : German Reich
Fate of Crew : No losses
01. [A] Paizis-Paradellis, Konstantinos: The ships of the Greek Navy 1830 – 1979, Edit. GEN, Athen 1980 (Gr.)
02. [B] Fokas, Dimitrios: The operation of the Greek Royal Navy in War 1940-1944, Edit. GEN, 1968 (Gr.)
03. [C] Mittelmeerreederei GmbH, Hamburg (Archiv Theodor Dorgeist)
04. [D] KTB Admiral Ägäis
05. [E] Kavadias, Epaminondas P. (Vice Admiral): The Marine War of 1940 as I experienced it, edit. Pyrsos, Athens 1950 (Gr.)
06. [F] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Edit. Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
Inserted : 03.09.2015
Inserted by : Dimitris Galon
Last Edit : 04.01.2016
Edited by : Dimitris Galon
Modifications : - 04.01.2016 D. Galon document 1 and 2 inserted