Athelduke
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Athelduke | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.966 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Apr, 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1274 (Hans-Hermann Fitting) | ||
| Position | 55.39N, 01.31W - - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (1 dead and 46 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | FS-1784 | ||
| Route | Port Everglades, Florida - Loch Ewe - Salt End | ||
| Cargo | 12.600 tons of molasses | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.32 hours on 16 Apr, 1945, the Athelduke (Master Joseph Errett) in convoy FS-1784 was torpedoed and sunk by U-1274 east of Newcastle. One crew member was lost. The master, 41 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the British merchant King Neptune. | ||
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