Nummer: 18410
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Date of attack : | 15.08.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 741 |
| Commander : | Palmgren |
| Grid : | [BF 35] |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | FTM.69 |
| Date of observation : | 15.08.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 16:35 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Landing Ship |
| Name of target : | LST 404 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1625 ts |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 50.02n 00.38w |
| Footnote : | U-741 could not report her success. After her attack against this convoy she was intercepted by HMS "Orchis" by ASDIC and sunk with d/c in pos. 50°02'N / 00°36'W [grid BF3613]. |
| Convoy : | FTM.69 |
| Route of convoy : | Juni bis September 1944. Gegenverkehr = ETC. |
| Remark to convoy : | Jun to Sep 1944 (counter traffic = ETC) |
| updated on: | 16.05.2025 |
| Remark: | CONVOY |
| Changes: | 1) Busch/Röll 11.02: U741 versenkt LCI(L)99(FTC.68) Ärmelkanal; dagegen Angriff U667 vorm Bristolkanal (EBC.72) 2) Rohwer, 17.11.02: U741 beschädigt LST404(FTC.69) Ärmelkanal; Quelle Blair, Bd.2. 3) Kolbicz 31.12.02: Verlustposition LST404: 50.02n 00.38w; Quelle David Syrett: Battle of the Atlantic ... (2002) 4) Cloots 16.05.1925: Convoy FTM.69 ; Quelle Adm. War Diary 15.08.1944 |