British Loyalty
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Loyalty | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.993 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow and Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Mar, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-183 (Fritz Schneewind) | ||
| Position | Grid LN 2726 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | On 30 May 1942, a Japanese midget submarine launched by the Japanese submarine I-20 (T. Yamada) penetrated the roads of Diego Suarez, Madagascar and torpedoed the British battleship HMS Ramillies and the British Loyalty. The tanker sank to the bottom 37° 5 cables from Antsirana Lighthouse, but was refloated on 20 Oct, 1942 and was taken to Addu Atoll, where she was repaired and used as a storage hulk after October 1943. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.00 hours on 9 Mar, 1944, U-183 torpedoed the British Loyalty, which was anchored off the southwest entrance to Addu Atoll. She caught fire and sank to the bottom. The ship was later salved and again used as hulk until she was scuttled on 15 Jan, 1946 in position 00.38´12S/73.07´24E. | ||
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