British Renown
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Renown | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.997 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-518 (Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann) | ||
| Position | 43.53N, 55.02W - Grid BB 9515 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (0 dead and 50 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-145 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - New York - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in April 1928 Post-war: | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.16 hours on 21 Nov, 1942, U-518 fired two stern and two bow torpedoes at the convoy ON-145 and thought that she missed a corvette with one stern torpedo, but hit a tanker beyond. In fact, both stern torpedoes damaged the British Renown and one or both bow torpedoes damaged the British Promise. At 04.23 hours, the U-boat hit the Empire Sailor with one bow torpedo and sank her four minutes later with a second. The British Renown managed to reach Halifax and returned to service in June 1943 after being repaired at St. John, New Brunswick. | ||
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