Nummer: 04816a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 04.04.1941
Time of attack : 03:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 94
Commander : Kuppisch
Grid : AL 1834
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 5122 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.26 d
Date of observation : 04.04.1941
Time of observation : 02:42
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Harbledown
Year of launch : 1933
Actual tonnage : 5414 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.24n 23.20w
Footnote : U-94 and U-98 overheard the SOS signal of "Welcombe", but from the times of hits, U-94 must have sunk "Harbledown".
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.26 d
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
Remark: dispersed