Nummer: 06902b
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 15.10.1941 |
Time of attack : | 08:17 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 553 |
Commander : | Thurmann |
Grid : | AK 9222 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk ? |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SC.48 |
Footnote : | U-553 missed the target, but assumed a hit on a ship behind. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | SC.48 |
Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |