Nummer: 13115a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 30.10.1942 |
Time of attack : | 23:02 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 604 |
Commander : | Höltring |
Grid : | CF 9865 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SL.125 |
Date of observation : | 30.10.1942 |
Time of observation : | 19:50 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Baron Vernon |
Year of launch : | 1929 |
Actual tonnage : | 3642 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 36.06n 16.59w |
Footnote : | U-604 observed one ship in sinking condition and heard one hit without detonation, probably a dud, after 52 sec. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
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. |