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From: "Barry Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] Wartime Athel Line
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:16:19 +0100


According to Jordan R: "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", the following
Athel ships were lost by enemy action:

ATHELBEACH 7.4.41 torp. in OB293 by U47 (Prien) and U99 (Kretschmer) 60 30N
13 30W. 7 dead.
ATHELCREST 25.8.40 Torp. in HX65A by U48, 58 24N 11 25W 30 dead.
ATHELCROWN 22.1.42 Torp. by U82 45 06N 40 56W 4 dead.
ATHELDUKE 16.4.45 Torp. in FS1784 by U1274 55 39N 01 31W 1 dead.
ATHELEMPRESS 29.4.42 Torp. by U16 13 21N 56 15W 3 dead.
ATHELFOAM 15.3.41 Shelled by SCHARNHORST 42N 43 25W 2 dead.
ATHELKING 9.9.40 shelled by ATLANTIS 21 48S 67 40E 4 dead.
ATHELKNIGHT 27.5.42 Torp. by U172 27 50N 46W
ATHELLAIRD 2.7.40 Torp. by U29 47 24N 16 49W
ATHELMONARCH 15.6.43 Torp. by U97 32 20N 34 39E
ATHELPRINCESS 23.2.43 Torp. in UC1 by U522 32 02N 24 38W 1 dead.
ATHELQUEEN 15.3.42 Torp. by It. sub ENRICO TAZZOLI 26 50N 75 40W 3 dead.
ATHELSTANE 9.4.42 Bombed by Jap a/c 07 30N 81 56E
ATHELSULTAN 22.9.42 Torp. in SC100 by U617 58 24N 33 38W. 50 dead
ATHELTEMPLAR 14.9.42 Torp. in PQ18 by U457 76 10N 18E 3 dead.
ATHELVIKING 14.1.45 Torp. in BX141 by U1232 44 20N 63 24W 4 dead. (NB:
This posn. is off Halifax)

According to "British Vessels Lost at Sea":

ATHELDUKE 17.1.41 Mined 51 21N 03 20 W. Salved. (Posn is off Barry,
S.Wales.)

Hope this helps. (There may well have other ships managed by the company
with different names from the rest of their fleet.)

Barry Johnson
Monmouthshire

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Cave <>
To: <>
Date: 02 April 2001 16:54
Subject: [Mar] Wartime Athel Line


>Does anyone have information on wartime losses of Athel Line tankers My
>uncle was a Chief Engineer on Athel tankers during the war, as i
>remember his stories, he lost at least two ships, one off Halifax
>Canada, another off the Welsh coast, this ship i believe was salvaged
>and put back into service.
>
>Thanks John Cave
>
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