The Monarch
British Steam merchant
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| Name | The Monarch | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 824 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon | ||
| Owner | J. Hay & Sons, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 47° 20'N, 4° 40'W - Grid BF 5525 | ||
| Complement | 12 (12 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tonney-Charente, France - Falmouth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.57 hours on 19 June 1940 the unescorted The Monarch (Master John McNeill) was hit in the stern by a G7a torpedo from U-52 and sank within 4 minutes 60 miles west of Belle Ile in the Bay of Biscay. The master and eleven crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 12 people who were on board. | ||
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