The Greek destroyer Adrias (ΒΠ Αδρίας, L67, class Hunt III) blown up by a sea mine enters the harbor of the Egyptian port of Alexandria.
The destroyer Greek Adrias was blown up by a sea mine on October 22, 1943 in the vicinity of the Greek islands of the Dodecanese. 21 sailors died on the ship, 30 were wounded. While trying to evacuate the crew, a second mine blew up and sank the British destroyer HMS Hurworth.
The Greek Adrias destroyer under her own power reached the nearest Turkish port of Gumusluk and, after an intermediate preparatory repair, on December 1, 1943, sailed to Alexandria, where she arrived on December 6, 1943, having covered a distance of 730 nautical miles (1350 km).
The Greek destroyer was not restored to a state of readiness for combat operations, but remained seaworthy due to a temporary bow installed at the shipyards in Alexandria. In 1944 he moved to liberated Greece, in 1945 returned to Great Britain and decommissioned.
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Time in the photo: December 6, 1943
Author: Harry Pitchford