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British Promise

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NameBritish Promise
Type:Motor tanker
Tonnage8.443 tons
Completed1942 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead 
OwnerBritish Tanker Co Ltd, London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack21 Nov, 1942Nationality:      British
 
FateDamaged by U-518 (Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann)
Position43.53N, 55.02W - Grid BB 9515
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Complement61 (0 dead and 61 survivors).
ConvoyON-145 
RouteLiverpool - New York 
CargoBallast 
History

Completed on 16 Nov, 1942

On 20 Feb, 1959, sold for scrapping and arrived at Rosyth four days later.

 
Notes on loss At 04.16 hours on 21 Nov, 1942, U-518 fired two stern and two bow torpedoes at the convoy ON-145 and thought that she missed a corvette with one stern torpedo, but hit a tanker beyond. In fact, both stern torpedoes damaged the British Renown and one or both bow torpedoes damaged the British Promise. At 04.23 hours, the U-boat hit the Empire Sailor with one bow torpedo and sank her four minutes later with a second.

The British Promise (Master E.J. Goodchild) on her maiden voyage was damaged, but reached Halifax on 22 November. No casualties among the crew of 54 and seven gunners.
The tanker was repaired and returned to service on 3 May 1943. 


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