Nummer: 24305


Area : Mediterranean
Date of attack : 07.02.1943
Time of attack : 23:27
Nationality of U-boat : Italian
U-boat : ACCIAIO
Commander : Beltrami
Grid : 37.22n 06.14e
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed tonnage : 1690 ts
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 07.02.1943
Time of observation : 23:30
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Fleet Minelayer
Name of target : Abdiel
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 2650 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 37.28n 06.18e
Footnote : "Acciaio" fired 2 torpedos at a destroyer of the "Jervis" class and heard 2 hits; but the target was obviously the minelayer "Abdiel", enroute from Bône to Gibraltar.
related attacks : Angriff 1


updated on: 07.02.2018
Remark: SHIP, REM