Nummer: 21607
Area : | Baltic Sea |
Sea area : | Gulf of Finland |
Date of attack : | 30.07.1944 |
Time of attack : | 17:36 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 481 |
Commander : | Andersen |
Grid : | AO 3666 |
presumed target type : | Motor Mine Sweeper |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
Date of observation : | 30.07.1944 |
Time of observation : | 18:41 |
Nationality of target : | Soviet |
Actual type of target : | Motor Mine Sweeper |
Name of target : | KT-804/No.35 |
Year of launch : | 1936 |
Actual tonnage : | 26 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | Narva Bay |
Footnote : | U-481 observed one gnat torpedo hit after 0:35 min and observed a small minesweeping boat sinking. - The second gnat detonation was heard after 1:55 min. The target was not observed sinking, but another minesweeping boat was observed being towed away. |
updated on: | 00.02.2002 |
Remark: | Anm. |