Athelprince
British Motor tanker
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Athelprince | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,782 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass) | ||
| Position | 43.42N, 13.20W - Grid BF 7716 | ||
| Complement | 59 (0 dead and 59 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-33F (dispersed) | ||
| Route | London - Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in February 1926 At 06.27 hours on 29 Mar, 1941, U-48 (Schultze) attacked the convoy HX-115 and claimed one tanker sunk. The xB-Dienst reported a hit on the Athelprince, but the ship was in fact not hit. In June 1942, the Athelprince picked up 23 survivors from the Hardwicke Grange, which had been sunk by U-129 (Witte) on 12 June and landed them at Nuevitas, Cuba. Post-war: Broken up at Faslane in July 1954. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.04 hours on 11 Jun, 1940, the Athelprince in a group of three detached ships from convoy OG-33F was hit aft by one G7a torpedo from U-46 west of Cape Finisterre. The tanker continued after the hit, but its back broke after being hit amidships by one G7e torpedo at 23.30 hours. Endrass did not wait for the ship to sink. The Athelprince was salvaged, repaired and returned to service in January 1941. | ||
Location of attack on Athelprince.
ship damaged.
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