British Glory
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| Name | British Glory | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.993 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Oct, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-138 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 57.10N, 08.36W - Grid AM 3941 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (3 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-228 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - Abadan | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.10 hours on 15 Oct, 1940, U-138 attacked the convoy OB-228 and torpedoed the Bonheur, which later sank and at 05.15 hours torpedoed and damaged the British Glory. | ||
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