Ship Event
Sunday, September 3, 1939 @ 1940
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ATHENIA ( 1923-1939 Passenger and cargo liner 526 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) |
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Donaldson line's ATHENIA torpedoed by a U-boat north of Ireland |
| Ship's location | Between Rockall and Tory Island (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Vessel Master | James Cook | Net Tonnage | 8,118 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 13,465 |
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ATHENIA was torpedoed by German submarine U 30 and 98 passengers and 19 crewmen lost their lives.
Wikipedia has a very informative account of ATHENIA's career and loss in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Athenia |