Nummer: 08107b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 24.02.1942
Time of attack : 09:51
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 558
Commander : Krech
Grid : BC 8932
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 9000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.67
Date of observation : 24.02.1942
Time of observation : 05:55
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Eidanger
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 9432 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : [43.51n 43.15w]
Footnote : The second torpedo may have been targeted against "Empire Celt", which continued. - But the ship, which was sighted with stopped engines was, according to the given position, "Eidanger" (see FN.1654 and FN.1663).
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : ONS.67
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America
Remark to convoy : 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC)
updated on: 00.04.2002
Remark: Anm.
Changes: 1) Rohwer, ONS.67