Nummer: 12320
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 16.09.1942 |
Time of attack : | 06:25 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 515 |
Commander : | Henke |
Grid : | EO 4320 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) + Gunfire |
Date of observation : | 16.09.1942 |
Time of observation : | 03:25 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Mae |
Year of launch : | 1918 |
Actual tonnage : | 5607 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 08.03n 58.13w |
Footnote : | U-515 reported "Nimba" erroneously as Norwegian "Senta", and "Mae" as the American "Mary". |