Athenic
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Athenic | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.351 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | W.H. Cockerline & Co, Hull | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-76 (Friedrich von Hippel) | ||
| Position | 58.32N, 20.13W - Grid AL 26 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (0 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-26 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Portland, Maine - Sydney - London | ||
| Cargo | 8400 tons of wheat | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.56 hours on 4 Apr, 1941, the Athenic (Master Ernest William Agnes), dispersed from convoy SC-26, was torpedoed by U-76 south-southwest of Reykjavik. The vessel foundered the next day. The master, 37 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the HMS Arbutus (K 86) (Lt A.L. Warren) and landed at Liverpool. This attack attracted the attention of the escort ships from the dispersed convoy. They found U-76 and sank her in the morning of 5 April. | ||
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