Kyma
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 | 48.30N, 09.30W - Grid BF 1983 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 30 (7 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of maize and 90 tons of trucks | ||
| History | Built as Hesleyside, 1933 renamed Kyma | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.48 hours on 24 May, 1940, the unescorted Kyma was hit by a torpedo from U-37 and sank about 300 miles west of Ushant. | ||
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