British Yeoman
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Yeoman | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.990 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow and Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jul, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-201 (Adalbert Schnee) | ||
| Position | 26.42N, 24.20W - Grid DG 9975 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (43 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Curaçao (1 Jul) - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | 9700 tons of Admiralty fuel oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.46 hours on 15 Jul, 1942, the unescorted British Yeoman (Master Edward Paul Spencer Attewill) was torpedoed by U-201 southwest of the Canary Islands. The tanker caught fire and was later sunk by gunfire. The master, 35 crew members and seven gunners were lost. Ten crew members were picked up by the Spanish tanker Castillo Almenara and landed at St.Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. | ||
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