Mount Parnes
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| Name | Mount Parnes | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,371 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Moore & Scott Iron Works, Oakland CA | ||
| Owner | Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Pirĉus | ||
| Date of attack | 12 May 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 52.31N, 29.20W - Grid AK 9429 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 33 (0 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-92 | ||
| Route | Swansea - Milford Haven - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Built as Thordis, 1925 renamed Hampholm, 1929 renamed Thekla, 1933 renamed American Eagle, 1937 renamed Mount Parnes | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.55 and 03.58 hours on 12 May 1942, U-124 fired torpedoes at the convoy ONS-92 southeast of Cape Farewell and hit Mount Parnes and Cristales. The Mount Parnes was later scuttled by an escort vessel. | ||
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