British Consul
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| Name | British Consul | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.940 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren) | ||
| Position | 11.58N, 62.38W - Grid ED 9453 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (2 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAW(S) | ||
| Route | Trinidad (18 Aug) - Key West, Florida | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | At 05.32 hours on 19 Feb, 1942, U-161 (Achilles) attacked the harbour of Port of Spain, Trinidad and torpedoed the Mokihana in the approaches, which was seen to break in two and sinking so that only the bow was visible. The British Consul at anchor was also hit, caught fire and sank in shallow waters at 10°37N/61°34W. However, both ships were salved. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 10.07 hours on 19 Aug, 1942, U-564 attacked the convoy TAW(S) 85 miles northwest of Boca Grande, Trinidad and observed three hits after 2 minutes 5 seconds and one after 2 minutes 50 seconds. Suhren claimed that he sank two ships and damaged two. In fact, the British Consul and the Empire Cloud were sunk. The tanker was probably hit by more than one torpedo. Two crew members from the British Consul (Master James Kennedy) were lost. The master, 34 crew members, four gunners and one passenger (DBS) were picked up by the HMS Clarkia (K 88) (LtCdr F.J.G. Jones) and landed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | ||
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