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. |