British Security
British Motor tanker
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| Name | British Security | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,470 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 May 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-556 (Herbert Wohlfarth) | ||
| Position | 57° 28'N, 41° 07'W - Grid AJ 3482 | ||
| Complement | 53 (53 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-126 | ||
| Route | Curaçao - Halifax - Bowling | ||
| Cargo | 11.200 tons of benzine and kerosene | ||
| History | Completed in December 1937 | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.48, 14.50 and 15.16 hours on 20 May 1941, U-556 fired torpedoes at convoy HX-126 south of Cape Farewell and sank three ships, the Darlington Court, British Security and Cockaponset. The British Security (Master Arnold James Akers) caught fire after she was hit and burned for three days until she sank in 57°14N/39°23W. The master, 48 crew members and four gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 53 people who were on board. | ||
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