Mount Parnes
Greek Steam merchant
Mount Parnes under her former name Thordis. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Mount Parnes | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,371 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Moore & Scott Iron Works, Oakland CA | ||
| Owner | Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Piræus | ||
| Homeport | Piræus | ||
| Date of attack | 12 May 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 52.31N, 29.20W - Grid AK 9429 | ||
| Complement | 33 (0 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-92 | ||
| Route | Swansea - Milford Haven - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in March 1917 as Norwegian Thordis for A/S Thelma (O. T. Tønnevold), Grimstad. 1925 renamed Hampholm for A/S Grimstad (W. B. Markussen), Oslo. 1930 renamed Thekla for A/S Bukøya (Samuelsen & Buch), Farsund. 1932 sold to the USA and renamed American Eagle for American Foreign SS Corp, New York. 1937 sold to Greece and 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. | ||
Location of attack on Mount Parnes.
ship sunk.
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