Athelmonarch
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| 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 - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 13.600 tons of Admiralty fuel oil | ||
| History | At 02.04 hours on 20 Oct, 1940, the Athelmonarch in convoy HX-79 was torpedoed and damaged by U-47 (Prien) in position 56°45N/15°58W (grid AL 0365). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 14.30 hours on 15 Jun, 1943, the Athelmonarch (Master Robert John Roberts), escorted by the Greek destroyer Aetos, 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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