Icarion
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Icarion | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,013 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Aegeon SS Co Ltd, Pirĉus | ||
| Homeport | Argostoli | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jan 1942 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-754 (Hans Oestermann) | ||
| Position | 46.02N, 52.22W - Grid BB 6958 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 29 (9 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-53 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Manchester - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in January 1912 as British Geddington Court for Court Line Ltd (Haldinstein), London. 1927 sold to Greece and renamed Pontos for G.D. Gratsos, Ithaca. 1936 renamed Icarion for Aegeon SS Co Ltd, Pirĉus. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.21 hours on 27 Jan 1942, U-754 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the Icarion, dispersed from convoy ON-53, and observed a hit in the stern after 5 minutes 25 seconds. The ship sank at 01.08 hours. | ||
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