AH-WR-1252

Anastassios Pateras

Cargo Steamship · Greece · Lost 1942 · The Gulf of St Lawrence

A Greek grain freighter in convoy QS-15 was torpedoed by U-132 in the St. Lawrence River in July 1942, remaining afloat briefly before sinking.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Anastassios Pateras, a Greek-owned freighter built in England in 1914, was torpedoed by U-132 on July 6, 1942, while sailing in convoy QS-15 with a cargo of grain and trucks. She remained afloat for a time before sinking near Cap-Chat, Quebec. Three of her twenty-nine crew were lost. She was one of two ships U-132 sank in the same attack, alongside Hainaut.

Vessel

Built: 1914
Builder: J. Blumer & Co Ltd
Yard: North Dock, Sunderland, England
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: 3382
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: D. A. Pateras, Chios

Loss

Date: July 6, 1942
Cause: Enemy action
Location: St. Lawrence River near Cap-Chat, Quebec
Water: St. Lawrence River
Voyage: Montreal, Quebec, via Father Point → United Kingdom, via Sydney, Nova Scotia
Cargo: 4,934 tons of grain and trucks
Aboard: 29
Lives lost: 3
Master: Not established