Norman Monarch
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Norman Monarch | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,718 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee | ||
| Owner | Monarch SS Co Ltd (Raeburn & Vérel Ltd), Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 20 May 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-94 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | 56° 41'N, 40° 52'W - Grid AJ 3792 | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-126 | ||
| Route | Halifax - Barry Roads | ||
| Cargo | 8300 tons of wheat | ||
| History | Completed in July 1937 | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.53 hours on 20 May 1941 the Norman Monarch (Master Thomas Alexander Robertson) in position #91 of convoy HX-126 was hit on the starboard side by one of two torpedoes from U-94 and sank about 200 miles south-southeast of Cape Farewell. The Harpagus in station #93 was the designed rescue ship for the column and dropped back to rescue survivors. After picking up the master, 41 crew members and six gunners the ship tried to rejoin convoy, but was torpedoed and sunk by U-109 (Fischer). The master 19 crew members and six gunners from the Norman Monarch did not survive the second sinking, the remaining 22 crew members were picked up by HMS Burnham (H 82) (Cdr J. Bostock, DSC, RN) and landed at Reykjavik. | ||
| On board | We have details of 27 people who were on board. | ||
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