British Monarch
British Steam merchant
| Name | British Monarch | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,661 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Napier & Miller Ltd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Monarch SS Co Ltd (Raeburn & Vérel Ltd), Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Hans Rudolf Rösing) | ||
| Position | 45° 00'N, 11° 21'W - Grid BE 7171 | ||
| Complement | 40 (40 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HG-34F | ||
| Route | Bougie - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 8200 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in February 1923 | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.46 hours on 19 June 1940 the British Monarch (Master John Ferguson Scott) in convoy HG-34F was torpedoed and sunk by U-48 about 200 miles north-northwest of Corunna. The master and 39 crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 40 people who were on board. | ||
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