The Monarch
British Steam merchant
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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