Nummer: 01916b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 15.06.1940
Time of attack : 01:05
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 38
Commander : Liebe
Grid : BF 1347
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.47
Date of observation : 15.06.1940
Nationality of target : Canadian
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Erik Boye
Year of launch : 1924
Actual tonnage : 2238 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.37n 08.44w
Footnote : Konvoi HX.48 arrived on Jun.20th at Liverpool with no ships lost. Konvoi HX.47 arrived on Jun.17th, 1940.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : HX.47
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.
updated on: 14.03.1999
Remark: ca, ex dä