Nummer: 12105b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 10.09.1942
Time of attack : 16:32
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 96
Commander : Hellriegel
Grid : AK 9929
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.127
Date of observation : 10.09.1942
Time of observation : 14:35
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : F.J. Wolfe
Year of launch : 1932
Actual tonnage : 12190 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 51.30n 28.25w
Footnote : "F.J. Wolfe" continued in a damaged state in the convoy and arrived at St.John's on Sep.19th, 1942.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : ON.127
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)