Kyma
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Kyma | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,994 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Short Bros Ltd, Pallion, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Nicolas Sitinas & Co, Port Said | ||
| Homeport | Andros | ||
| Date of attack | 24 May 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Victor Oehrn) | ||
| Position | 48° 30'N, 9° 30'W - Grid BF 1983 | ||
| Complement | 30 (7 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - St. Vincent (13 May) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of maize and 90 tons of trucks | ||
| History | Completed in July 1912 as British Hesleyside for Charlton Steam Shipping Co Ltd (Charlton, McAllum & Co Ltd), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1933 sold to Greece and renamed Kyma. | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.48 hours on 24 May 1940 the unescorted and neutral Kyma was hit by a torpedo from U-37 and sank about 175 miles south of Cape Clear. The U-boat attacked the ship without warning despite visible neutrality markings because she was heading for a British port within the blockade area. The survivors abandoned ship in a lifeboat, were spotted by an aircraft from St. Eval in the afternoon and reported to HMS Enchantress (L 56) (Cdr A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, RN), which left convoy OA-153GF to pick them up in 49°08N/06°46W at 22.00 hours and then rejoined convoy. | ||
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