SS Kassandra Louloudis
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- War Lurcher (1919)
- Bondowoso (1919–1936)
 Kassandra Louloudis in 1919 as Bondwoso | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name |
|
| Owner | Wm. Ruys & Sons Company |
| Operator | NV Rotterdamsche Lloyd |
| Ordered | 1 April 1918 |
| Builder | William Gray & Company |
| Yard number | 914 |
| Launched | 26 August 1919 |
| Completed | 25 October 1919 |
| Home port | Rotterdam |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sold to the Goulandris Brothers of Greece |
 Greece | |
| Name | Kassandra Louloudis |
| Owner | Goulandris Brothers of Greece |
| Port of registry | Andros |
| Acquired | 6 June 1936 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sunk on 18 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | War-class oil freighter |
| Tonnage | 5,106 GRT |
| Length | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Depth | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | 3 cyl engine, 517 nominal horsepower |
| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
SS Kassandra Louloudis was a freighter. She was originally built for the British but was completed for the Dutch in 1919 and sold to the Greeks in 1936. The freighter was sunk on 18 March 1942 by the German submarine U-124 off southern of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Specifications
Kassandra Louloudis, was originally ordered on 1 April 1918[1] as yard number 914[2] and launched on 26 August 1919[3] as War Lurcher, was built by William Gray & Company in West Hartlepool, United Kingdom.[4] She was completed on 25 October 1919[3] as Bondowoso for the Dutch company NV Rotterdamsche Lloyd[4] and registered in Rotterdam.[5] She was given the call sign HNCK.[3]
The freighter had a length of 400 feet (120 m), a beam of 52 feet (16 m), and a depth of 28 feet (8.5 m). She was 5,106 gross register tons.[6] Bondowoso could travel a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph).[7] She had a three-cylinder engine with one propeller, capable of 517 nominal horsepower. The ship was built by Central Marine Engineering Works, a subsidiary of William Gray & Company.[5]
Service history
Bondowoso was originally owned by the Dutch company Wm. Ruys & Sons Company,[3] operated by NV Rotterdamsche Lloyd,[4] and registered in Rotterdam.[5] In 1934, her call sign was changed to PDEO.[3]
On 6 June 1936,[3] the freighter was sold to the Goulandris Brothers of Greece, renamed to Kassandra Louloudis,[4][8] and registered in Andros.[9] She was given the call sign SVUC.[3]
On 15 January 1941, the freighter departed Hoboken, New Jersey, bound for Athens. She carried 12,000,000 pounds (5,400,000 kg) of foodstuffs, medical supplies, clothing, twenty-five ambulances, and hospital trucks. The cargo cost US$1,176,000.[10]
