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Atheniana

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1902 Atheniana British Maritime Trust Ltd.
1909 Athinaia A.A. Embiricos & Co.
1911 Atheniana Furness Withy & Co. Ltd.
1913 Alida B.O. Borjesson
1919 Karlsvik Norrkopings Rederi AB
1934 Alida Gorthon J. Gorthon

Fate

On a voyage from London for Methil & St John’s, Newfoundland in ballast with a crew of 44 Alida Gorthon was hit by a G7e torpedo from German submarine (U-100 Joachim Schepke) & sank 250 miles NW of Tory Island on 29 August 1940.

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