ASSIMI
| Name : | ASSIMI |
| Greek name : | ΑΣΣΗΜΗ |
| Type of Ship : | Freighter |
| LRS-Name : | ASSIMI |
| Internat. call sign : | HPJY |
| Port of Registry : | Piraeus 959 |
| Later Names : | 1905 NEW PIONEER 1939 ASSIMI |
| Initial Flag of Registry : | Great Britain |
| Owner : | 1905 Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd, Manchester, Great Britain 1939 Emmanuel A. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece 1940 Assimi E. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece |
| Shipyard : | W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, Great Britain |
| Hull Number : | 145 |
| Year of Construction : | 1905 |
| Launch : | 26.10.1905 |
| Commissioned : | 00.12.1905 |
| Size (GRT) : | 722 |
| Size (NRT) : | 320 |
| Lenght (m) : | 58,8 |
| Width (m) : | 5,8 |
| Depth (m) : | 3,6 |
| Crew : | 7 |
| Engine : | Steam engine/3 cylinders/Mac Coll & Pollock Ltd., Sunderland, Great Britain |
| Output : | 133 NHP |
| Screws : | 1 |
1905 built as NEW PIONEER for Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd, Manchester, Great Britain.
1939 purchased by Emmanuel A. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed ASSIMI, the name of the owner's wife. The ship was operating under Panamanian flag. [A][C]
1940 property of Mrs. Assimi E. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece. [A][C]
28.10.1940 commandeered by the Greek government. [B]
23.04.1941 with captain Gregoris El. Pagoulatos in command attacked by German Luftwaffe aircraft of "Luftflotte 4" with bombs and guns at Kryoneri in northern Patras Bay and sunk without losses. [D][C][E]
Presumably scrapped after the war. [B]
1939 purchased by Emmanuel A. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed ASSIMI, the name of the owner's wife. The ship was operating under Panamanian flag. [A][C]
1940 property of Mrs. Assimi E. Karavias, Piraeus, Greece. [A][C]
28.10.1940 commandeered by the Greek government. [B]
23.04.1941 with captain Gregoris El. Pagoulatos in command attacked by German Luftwaffe aircraft of "Luftflotte 4" with bombs and guns at Kryoneri in northern Patras Bay and sunk without losses. [D][C][E]
Presumably scrapped after the war. [B]
| Date of Loss : | 23.04.1941 |
| Place of Loss : | "Kryoneri", Gulf of Patras, Greece |
| Kind of Loss : | Air attack |
| Cause of Loss : | Air attack |
| Name of Opponent : | German Luftwaffe, Luftflotte 4 |
| Fate of Crew : | No losses |
1. [A] Lloyds Register of Shipping
2. [B] 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. [C] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [D] War Diary of the Hellenic Royal Navy (Historical Institute of the Hellenic Navy)
5. [E] WLB-Stuttgart
2. [B] 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. [C] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [D] War Diary of the Hellenic Royal Navy (Historical Institute of the Hellenic Navy)
5. [E] WLB-Stuttgart
| Inserted : | 20.02.2011 |
| Inserted by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Last Edit : | 20.01.2016 |
| Edited by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Modifications : | - 18.05.2015 T. Reich Document 1 inserted - 30.10.2015 D. Galon Service Life addition - 20.01.2016 Service Life inserted |
