British Endeavour
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | British Endeavour | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 4,580 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | British Tanker Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-50 (Max-Hermann Bauer) | ||
| Position | 42.11N, 11.35W - Grid CG 1366 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (5 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OGF-19 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - Abadan | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in October 1927 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.20 hours on 22 Feb, 1940, the British Endeavour (Master Thomas Weatherhead) in convoy OGF-19 was torpedoed and sunk by U-50 about 100 miles west of Vigo. Five crew members were lost. The master and 32 crew members were picked up by the British steam merchant Bodnant and landed at Funchal, Maderia on 26 February. | ||
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