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". |
Convoy : | PK.9 |
Route of convoy : | Petsamo / Kirkenes - Kola Fjord (soviet) |
Remark to convoy : | Since Nov 1944, annual new numbering (counter traffic = KP) |