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.