Nummer: 04808b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 03.04.1941
Time of attack : 05:01
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 74
Commander : Kentrat
Grid : AK 3621
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.26
Date of observation : 03.04.1941
Time of observation : 04:06
Nationality of target : Greek
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Leonidas Z. Cambanis
Year of launch : 1917
Actual tonnage : 4274 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.12n 27.40w
Footnote : U-74 and U-73 reported two ships sunk each during this attack. From the british times and position in convoy it seems probable that the two first hits ("Indier" and "L.Z. Cambanis") came from U-74 and the third ship ("Westpool") was hit by U-73.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.26
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 00.00.0000