Neion
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Neion | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,154 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Anastase Denis Callinicos, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Pirćus | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 47.09N, 04.17W - Grid BF 5568 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | to Falmouth | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and naphtha | ||
| History | Completed in May 1918 as British War Puma for the Shipping Controller, managed by J. Warrack & Co. 1919 sold to Sefton SS Co (H.E. Moss & Co), London and renamed Mount Berwyn. 1925 sold to France and renamed Mont Genčvre for Soc. Generale de Transports Maritimes, Marseilles. 1934 sold to Greece and renamed Neion. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.17 hours on 22 Jun, 1940, the Neion was hit in the engine room by one stern torpedo from U-38 and sank by the stern after five minutes. The cargo of naphtha drums was recovered in 1948. | ||
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