Nummer: 06302b
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 23.08.1941 |
Time of attack : | 05:25 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 564 |
Commander : | Suhren |
Grid : | CG 2783 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | - |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OG.71 |
Footnote : | U-564 fired three single shots and observed an ammunition ship sinking immediately and another ship sinking shortly afterwards. The corvette exploded. The B.d.U. assumed three ships of 20.000 gross tons sunk and four ships of 20.000 gross tons damaged. In addition one corvette was assumed sunk. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | OG.71 |
Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - Gibraltar (out) |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul 1940 to Aug 1943 via North Channel; later KMS. |