Athelsultan
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Athelsultan | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.882 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Wm Hamilton & Co (1928) Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-617 (Albrecht Brandi) | ||
| Position | 58.42N, 33.38W - Grid AK 2565 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 61 (51 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-100 | ||
| Route | Port Everglades, Florida - Halifax (12 Sep) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 13.250 tons of molasses and alcohol | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.19 hours on 23 Sep, 1942, the Athelsultan (Master James Dominic Donovan), the ship of the convoy commodore in convoy SC-100, was torpedoed and sunk by U-617 southeast of Cape Farewell. The commodore (N.H. Gale DSO RNR RD), 37 crew members, seven gunners and six naval staff members were lost. The master and two crew members were picked up by the Canadian corvette HMCS Weyburn (K 173) (Lt Thomas M.W. Golby) and seven crew members by the British corvette HMS Nasturtium (K 107) (Lt C.D. Smith DSC) and landed at Londonderry. The master James Dominic Donovan was awarded the Lloyd´s War Medal for bravery at sea. | ||
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