Nummer: 18300


Area : Western Area
Sea area : English Channel
Date of attack : 06.07.1944
Time of attack : 03:05
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : KU Neger
Commander : Gerhold [OGfr] ?
Grid : Westl. Villers-sur-Mer
presumed target type : Light Cruiser
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 06.07.1944
Time of observation : 01:20
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Fregate
Name of target : Trollope (K.575)
Actual tonnage : 1400 ts
Actual result : not repaired, total loss
Position of target : 10sm W Cap d'Antifer
Footnote : On 5-6 July 24 one-man-submarines ("Neger") started from Villers-sur-Mer. The operation was acclaimed, but 11 "Negers" did not return, and the success was not overwhelming. - Two minesweepers were sunk. HMS "Trollope" (ex USS DE 566), being torpedoed by three E-boats in the same night few hours before (1h28), was broken in two. The afterpart was towed to Arromanches. HMS "Trollope" was declared a constructive total loss.