Nummer: 12118


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.09.1942
Time of attack : 19:23
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 584
Commander : Deecke
Grid : BD 2491
presumed target type : Motor Freighter
presumed tonnage : 9000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.127
Date of observation : 11.09.1942
Time of observation : 17:55
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Hindanger
Year of launch : 1929
Actual tonnage : 4884 BRT
Actual result : not repaired, total loss
Position of target : 49.32n 32.21w
Footnote : U-584 was attacked with depth charges after her attack for several hours. The damaged "Hindanger" was sunk at 23:12 CGT by HMCS "Amherst" by gunfire and depth carges. U-584 appeared 4 hrs later on location and remarked: "At 00:55h freighter sinking".
related attacks : Angriff 1


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)
updated on: 04.08.2002
Remark: damaged + Anm.
Changes: 1) Kolbicz/E121 02.2002: HIT2 sei = statt $
2) Kolbicz 04.08.2002: U-608 Tf +