Athelknight
British Motor tanker
Name | Athelknight | ||
Type: | Motor tanker | ||
Tonnage | 8,940 tons | ||
Completed | 1930 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
Homeport | Liverpool | ||
Date of attack | 27 May 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
Position | 27° 50'N, 46° 00'W - Grid DE 9654 | ||
Complement | 52 (9 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OS-28 (dispersed) | ||
Route | Barry - CuraƧao | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 03.19 hours on 27 May 1942 the Athelknight (Master Hugh Roberts), dispersed from convoy OS-28, was torpedoed and sunk by gunfire by U-172 southeast of Bermuda. Four crew members and five gunners were lost. The master, 39 crew members and three gunners were rescued: the master and 24 survivors after 28 days by the British merchant Empire Austin and landed at Capetown; the second officer and 17 survivors landed on St.Bartholomew Island, Leeward Islands on 23 June, after sailing in a lifeboat for about 1200 miles. | ||
On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. |
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