Monday, 26 May 2025

British steam tanker British Dominion visited the Black Sea according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 16 January 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, 16 January 1940 No. 637g. to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine improved the German naval attaché the list of armed British and French merchant ships. He mentioned the British steam tanker British Dominion. Completely painted dark grey. At the stern 1 gun, furthermore flak?, manned by naval gunners. Sighted on 18 December 1939.

Source

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

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