Nummer: 13210c
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 02.11.1942 |
Time of attack : | 04:52 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 522 |
Commander : | Schneider |
Grid : | AJ 8599 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 4350 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SC.107 |
Date of observation : | 02.11.1942 |
Time of observation : | 03:57 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Hartington |
Year of launch : | 1932 |
Actual tonnage : | 5496 BRT |
Actual result : | damaged |
Position of target : | 52.30n 45.30w |
Footnote : | U-522 observed one hit on an ammunition ship and one on a heavy oil tanker after 1:25 min and 1:24 min, and reported both ships to be sinking. In reality the detonations occurred between the 8th and 9th columns. "Hartington" in pos. No.73 was hit by U-522 and sunk after an additional hit by U-438 and a coup de grâce from U-521. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | SC.107 |
Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |