Nummer: 00112
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 08.09.1939 |
Time of attack : | 18:15 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 52 |
Commander : | Barten |
Grid : | BE 5218 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 8826 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Actual tonnage : | ---- -- |
Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
Footnote : | This attack by U-52 was the first case - besides two attacks against enemy submarines in the Baltic - that an U-boat reported a hit but in reality the detonation was caused by a misfiring pistol. |