British Splendour
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Splendour | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7.138 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow and Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 35.07N, 75.19W - Grid CA 7969 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (12 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Galveston, Texas - Halifax - UK | ||
| Cargo | 10.000 tons of benzine | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.17 hours on 7 Apr, 1942, the British Splendour (Master John Hall), escorted by HMS St. Zeno (FY 280) (Lt J.K. Craig) and HMS Hertfordshire (FY 176) (Cdr J.A. Shater), was torpedoed and sunk by U-552 east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 11 crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, 35 crew members and five gunners were picked up by the HMS St. Zeno (FY 280) and landed at Norfolk, Virginia. | ||
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