| Name: | BRITISH LOYALTY |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 27/09/1927 |
| Completed: | 01/1928 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 969 |
| Dimensions: | 10440dwt, 6993grt, 4167nrt, 440.7 x 57.1 x 33.9ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (26.75 x 47.25), 642nhp, 3740bhp |
| Engines by: | Sulzer Bros, Winterthur |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 149977 |
| History: | |
| 04/01/1928 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 05/01/1946 | Sank |
| Comments: | 30/05/1942: Japanese midget submarine M-20b, launched by Japanese submarine I-20, |
| penetrated the roads of Diego Suarez, Madagascar and hit HMS RAMILLIES and BRITISH LOYALTY with one torpedo each. The tanker was hit aft in the engine room and sank with the loss of 5 crew and 1 gunner. | |
| 12/1942: Refloated & repaired | |
| 10/1943: Used as an oil storage hulk at Addu Atoll | |
| 09/03/1944: Hit by a torpedo fired by U-Boat U183 through a gap in the torpedo net. | |
| Completely wrecked the engine room & flooded nos 7-8-9 tanks causing a list to starboard. | |
| Repaired and used as a hulk again | |
| 05/01/1946: Scuttled in the Indian Ocean |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle