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.