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.