British Purpose
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | British Purpose | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 5.845 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Oct, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-532 (Ottoheinrich Junker) | ||
| Position | 11.49N, 74.54E - Grid MS 8330 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 68 (0 dead and 68 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | BM-71 | ||
| Route | Abadan (4 Oct) - Bandar Abbas - Bombay - Colombo - Madras | ||
| Cargo | Oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1943 Post-war: | ||
| Notes on loss | On 20 Oct, 1943, the British Purpose in convoy BM-71 was torpedoed and damaged by U-532 off India. The tanker was escorted to Cochin by the Indian auxiliary patrol vessel HMIS Ramdas, arriving the next day. She was repaired at Bombay and returned to service in May 1944. | ||
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