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] |