British Prudence
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Prudence | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,620 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-754 (Hans Oestermann) | ||
| Position | 45.28N, 56.13W - Grid BB 8631 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (3 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-181 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Trinidad - Halifax (21 Mar) - Clyde | ||
| Cargo | 12.000 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1939 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.31 hours on 23 Mar, 1942, the British Prudence (Master George Albert Dickson), a straggler from convoy HX-181, was torpedoed and sunk by U-754 northeast of Halifax. Three crew members were lost. The master, 41 crew members and five gunners were picked up by HMS Witherington (D 76) (Lt R. Horncastle, RN) and landed at Halifax on 24 March. | ||
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