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 |