Does anyone have any memories of relatives or friends who were aboard the passenger ship the SS Athenia, which departed Glasgow on Sept. 3, 1939 and was attacked by the Germans on that day. Perhaps a family story has been passed down about a relative or friend who survived this disaster, or maybe lost their life that day. Perhaps someone out there has a story of rescuing the survivors.
I would love to hear from anyone with a story of the SS Athenia, her passengers, her crew, her rescuers, on the day of that disaster. The Glasgow Transport Museum is planning a display about the SS Athenia scheduled for 2009. It would be a great honor for me to be able to pass along any of these stories to the people planning this display. It would be an even greater honor for those with stories to tell to have their loved ones or friends remembered during this display.

As the great granddaughter of Agnes Johnstone MacFarlane who was a stewardess aboard the SS Athenia for years prior to her sinking, I feel a great kinship to anyone connected to the ship in any way. Please contact me at : one4rome@aol.com if you wish to share any stories.

Thank You!

Thank you to so many people that have shared their stories of the Athenia. I would direct anyone interested in the SS Athenia to a web site that has so much information/pictures/diaries etc about the Athenia : http://ahoy.tk-jk.net Also, anyone wishing to contact the Glasgow Transportation museum regarding their upcoming exhibit in 2008 to email Emily Malcolm who is in charge of this at her email: emily.malcolm@csglasgow.org

Sorry for the several year delay in responding, and likely after tthe 90th anniversary event you planned. However, I only became aware of this 2007 posting when given to me (as print copy) by Barbara Wilson. Unsure on she came upon it since she does not use computers and is recovering from broken hip

Wilson was a 23 year passenger on SS Athenia when torpedoed on Sep3rd. I know her from our Village of Garden City New York (Long Island) and arranged for a local exhibit last year at our Library and an interview on NBC Early Morning Show (3 Sep 2009)

If still seeking info on SS Athenia, contact me and I will pass along to Barbara.


Cyril Smith