Nummer: 05007a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 28.04.1941 |
Time of attack : | 19:25 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 96 |
Commander : | Lehmann-Willenbrock |
Grid : | AL 3437 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.121 |
Date of observation : | 28.04.1941 |
Time of observation : | 18:29 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
Name of target : | Oilfield |
Year of launch : | 1938 |
Actual tonnage : | 8516 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 60.05n 17w |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | HX.121 |
Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |