Nummer: 00101
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 03.09.1939 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 30 |
Commander : | Lemp |
Grid : | [AM 19] |
presumed target type : | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of observation : | 03.09.1939 |
Time of observation : | 19:39 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Passenger Liner |
Name of target : | Athenia |
Year of launch : | 1923 |
Actual tonnage : | 13581 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 56.44n 14.05w |
Footnote : | The sinking of "Athenia" by U-30, accomplished by disobeying standing orders, was denied by the German side during the war. It is not the only case, that a war diary (KTB) of an U-boat was changed afterwards by higher order. |
updated on: | 00.00.2002 |
Remark: | [AM 19] |
Changes: | 1) Huycke, 06.05.93: [AM 19] |