Athelmonarch
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Athelmonarch | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.995 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Wm Hamilton & Co (1928) Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-97 (Hans-Georg Trox) | ||
| Position | 32.20N, 34.39E - Grid CP 59 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (4 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Beirut, Lebanon (15 Jun) - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 13.600 tons of Admiralty fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1928 At 02.04 hours on 20 Oct, 1940, the Athelmonarch in convoy HX-79 was hit and damaged by one torpedo from U-47 (Prien) in position 56°45N/15°58W. The tanker was en route from Santiago de Cuba to Liverpool via Bermuda with a cargo of 13.146 tons of molasses. No casualties in the crew of 41. She arrived at the Clyde on 23 October, was repaired in Liverpool and returned to service in July 1941. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 14.30 hours on 15 Jun, 1943, the Athelmonarch (Master Robert John Roberts), escorted by RHS Aetos (D 01), was torpedoed and sunk by U-97 northwest of Jaffa, Palestine. Four crew members were lost. The master, 35 crew members and eleven gunners were picked up by the destroyer and landed at Beirut. | ||
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