Content Overview
I recommend that you look at the pages of the website in the order they are presented in the table below. First take a look at the History page to learn about Athenia before her loss, and on return go to the Introduction page. From there, each page carries a link to the next in sequence at the bottom of the page or you can go to any page directly from the menu.
| Subject | Content |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Background information to why the Athenia website was created |
| History of Athenia | This link opens a new window taking you to a history of Athenia and her service life before she was lost |
| First Five Days | The loss of Athenia and accounts of the next five days from contemporary sources |
| The Aftermath | Further contemporary reports and emerging casualty information |
| First Hand Accounts | Accounts from the crew, rescuers and survivors in their own words |
| Nuremberg Trials | Background, preparations and lead-up to the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-1946 |
| The Truth at Last | The true fate of Athenia as revealed during the Nuremberg Trials |
| Remembering those lost | Casualty Lists, Memorials and Memorabilia |