British tanker British General bound for England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 30 December 1939

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 30 December 1959 B No. 596g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the ships passing the Dardanelles coming from Romania and loaded with contraband for the enemy. An item mentioned on 23 December the British tanker British General loaded with around 10,000 ton gasoline bound for England. Armed with 1 gun at 1 flak at the stern manned by naval gunners. Dark grey painted and the funnel yellow with a black band.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Turkey, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.