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Start Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945 Übersicht > ID 3257
Area : Western Area Sea area : North Atlantic Date of attack : 29.03.1943 Time of attack : 23:44 Nationality of U-boat : German U-boat : U 404 Commander : Bülow Grid : BE 5653 presumed target type : Steam Freighter presumed tonnage : 4500 BRT presumed result : sunk Number of torpedoes/mines : 1 Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with preset course Convoy : SL.126 Date of observation : 29.03.1943 Time of observation : 21:05 Nationality of target : British Actual type of target : Steam Freighter Name of target : Umaria Year of launch : 1942 Actual tonnage : 6852 BRT Actual result : sunk Position of target : 46.50n 16.40w Footnote : U 404 fired a single FAT against the 3rd vessel on starboard side (#102). Then she had to dive because of artillery fire. Hit was heard after 23", sinking not observed but supposed. The drifting wreck was scuttled the next day by HMS 'Wear' with artillery. related attacks :
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Convoy : SL.126 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.
Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link
updated on: 18.09.2024 Remark: SHIP, HIT, FN Changes: 04.09.2024 Axel Niestlé: siehe Forenlink
