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Ships
Athelmonarch
3 ships of this name
1 ATHELMONARCH
GSN 20007796
Built 1928 Wm. Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow
9,031
grt
ON
149673
475ft
x 63ft 4ins
Twin
screw, 10½ knots
1940
20th October U-47 sank SS WHITFORD, SS LA ESTANCIA and damaged SS
ATHELMONARCH in Convoy HX-79.
1943
- 15th June At 1430, the
ATHELMONARCH, on voyage Beirut to Alexandria with fuel oil, escorted by the
Greek destroyer HNMS AETOS, was torpedoed and sunk 32 20N 34 39E by U-97 NW of
Jaffa, Palestine. Four crewmembers were lost. The master, 35 crewmembers and
eleven gunners were picked up by the destroyer and landed at Beirut
The men who
died 15th June 1943
McGILVRAY, Carpenter,
EDWARD, 15th June 1943. Age 40.
Husband of S.
McGilvray, of Greenock, Renfrewshire.
SOMMERVILLE,
Ordinary Seaman, ROBERT, 15th June 1943. Age 18.
Son of Thomas
and Barbara Sommerville, of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
TEDMAN,
Boatswain, WILLIAM, 15th June 1943. Age 40.
Husband of
Christina Tedman, of Birkenhead.
Died 12th
May 1943
DONOVAN,
Master, THOMAS JAMES, Age 54.
Son of Michael
and Annie Donovan;
husband of
Elizabeth Donovan, of Crosby, Liverpool.
Buried Basra
War Cemetery.
Athelmonarch(1)
2 ATHELMONARCH
GSN 20007797
ON 183764
Built
1950 Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Newcastle
11,182
grt
522ft
67ins x 67ft 3ins
1972 Scrapped Spain.
Athelmonarch(2)
3 ATHELMONARCH
GSN
20017633
ON 377243
Built 1977 Davie SB, Lauzon. PQ
24,132
grt
1980
sold to Alrai Shipping Corp, renamed ALRAI.
1982
sold to Divichi Nav. Co, Liberia renamed BARAKA.
1983
renamed LUCERNA same owners.
1986
sold to Mauve Queen Shipping Corp, Philippines renamed DAKILA.
1989
sold to Norway renamed DAGRUN.
1989
sold to Laguna Shipping Corp, Bahamas renamed QUEBEC.
Later sold to Quebec Shipping Co, Malta.
1996
sold to Silver Shing Nav. Inc, St.Vincent renamed SILVER SHING.
1997
to Guangzhou Maritime Transport, China renamed YONG CHI.
No
later information
Fate not known
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