Athelcrest
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| Name | Athelcrest | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,825 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | United Molasses Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Aug 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Hans Rudolf Rösing) | ||
| Position | 58.24N, 11.25W - Grid AM 2583 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (30 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-65A | ||
| Route | Aruba - London | ||
| Cargo | Diesel oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1940 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.45 hours on 25 Aug, 1940, U-48 attacked the convoy HX-65A 90 miles east by north of Flannan Isles and claimed sinking two ships totalling 14.000 grt. The two ships sunk were the Athelcrest and the Empire Merlin. The wreck of the Athelcrest (Master Llewellyn Vincent F. Evans) was scuttled by gunfire by HMS Godetia (K 72) (LtCdr G.V. Legassick, RNR). 30 crew members were lost. The master and five crew members were picked up by the corvette and landed at Methil. | ||
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