Nummer: 21304


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 22.04.1945
Time of attack : 02:45
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 481
Commander : Andersen
Grid : AC 8499
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with gyro-angle and zig-zaggig course
Convoy : PK.9
Date of observation : 22.04.1945
Time of observation : 06:18
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Destroyer
Name of target : Derzhkii ex Chelsea (I.35)
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 1090 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Footnote : U-481 fired a spraed of three LUT and heard two detonations, which were observed by the Soviet destroyers "Karl Libknekht" and "Derzhkii".


Destroyer Derzhkii ex Chelsea (I.35) ex American Destroyer Crowinshield (DD.134) (bis 1940)
Convoy : PK.9
Route of convoy : Petsamo / Kirkenes - Kola Fjord (soviet)
Remark to convoy : Since Nov 1944, annual new numbering (counter traffic = KP)