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.