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.