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 + |