British Colony
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Colony | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.917 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 14 May, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-162 (Jürgen Wattenberg) | ||
| Position | 13.12N, 58.10W - Grid EE 7331 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (4 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Trinidad (12 May) - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | 9800 tons of Admiralty fuel oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.02 hours on 14 May 1942, the unescorted British Colony (Master R. Wood-Thorburn) was torpedoed and sunk by U-162 90 miles northeast of Bridgetown, Barbados. Four crew members were lost. The master, 39 crew members and three gunners landed 13 miles north of Bridgetown. | ||
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