DARMAS
| Name : | DARMAS |
| Greek name : | ΔΑΡΜΑΣ |
| Type of Ship : | Freighter |
| LRS-Name : | DARMAS |
| Internat. call sign : | SVEJ |
| Port of Registry : | Chios 44 |
| Later Names : | 1883 PENARTH 1891 TREHERBERT 1910 DIVIS 1925 DARMAS |
| Initial Flag of Registry : | Great Britain |
| Owner : | 1883 Morel Bros, Cardiff, Great Britain 1910 Shamrock Shipping Co.Ltd, Larne, Great Britain 1925 Pittas Bros, Chios Island, Greece |
| Shipyard : | Palmer´s Co. Ltd, Newcastle, Great Britain |
| Hull Number : | 498 |
| Year of Construction : | 1883 |
| Launch : | 09.04.1883 |
| Commissioned : | 00.05.1883 |
| Size (GRT) : | 1.545 |
| Size (NRT) : | 907 |
| Lenght (m) : | 109,1 |
| Engine : | Steam engine/triple expansion/3 cylinders/Palmer´s Co. Ltd, Newcastle, Great Britain |
| Output : | 155 NHP |
| Screws : | 1 |
1883 built as PENARTH for Morel Bros, Cardiff, Great Britain.
1891 renamed TREHERBERT.
1910 sold to Shamrock Shipping Co.Ltd, Larne, Great Britain, and renamed DIVIS.
1925 purchased by Pittas Bros, Chios Island, Greece, and renamed DARMAS.
30.10.1941 commandeered by the Greek government and operated as a transporter.
14.04.1941 with captain Ioannis Nafpliotis in command entered Patras with a cargo of 2.000 tons of coal. During the following days, the ship was unloaded.
21.04.1941 after the bombing of Patras by the German Luftwaffe ordered to “Bozaitika”, Gulf of Patras.
22.04.1941, 15:00, attacked by the German Luftwaffe and sunk within 10 minutes without loss of life. After the war, the wreck was not raised and remains until today in a depth of 41 meters.
1891 renamed TREHERBERT.
1910 sold to Shamrock Shipping Co.Ltd, Larne, Great Britain, and renamed DIVIS.
1925 purchased by Pittas Bros, Chios Island, Greece, and renamed DARMAS.
30.10.1941 commandeered by the Greek government and operated as a transporter.
14.04.1941 with captain Ioannis Nafpliotis in command entered Patras with a cargo of 2.000 tons of coal. During the following days, the ship was unloaded.
21.04.1941 after the bombing of Patras by the German Luftwaffe ordered to “Bozaitika”, Gulf of Patras.
22.04.1941, 15:00, attacked by the German Luftwaffe and sunk within 10 minutes without loss of life. After the war, the wreck was not raised and remains until today in a depth of 41 meters.
| Date of Loss : | 22.04.1941 |
| Time of Loss : | 15:00 Uhr |
| Place of Loss : | "Bozaitika", 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. 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. Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
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. Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
| Inserted : | 17.07.2011 |
| Inserted by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Last Edit : | 20.01.2016 |
| Edited by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Modifications : | - 27.07.2011 T. Reich photo 1 inserted - 18.05.2015 T. Reich Document 1 inserted - 20.01.2016 Service Life inserted |
