Nummer: 13107


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 30.10.1942
Time of attack : 01:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 659
Commander : Stock
Grid : DH 2545
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : SL.125
Date of observation : 29.10.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Bullmouth
Year of launch : 1927
Actual tonnage : 7519 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 33.20n 18.25w
Footnote : "Bullmouth" was damaged by one torpedo from U-409 and sunk by two hits from U-659.


Convoy : SL.125
Route of convoy : Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool)
Remark to convoy : Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS.