Nummer: 20314
Area : | Arctic Ocean |
Sea area : | Northern Russia |
Date of attack : | 01.10.1943 |
Time of attack : | 18:06 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 960 |
Commander : | Heinrich |
Grid : | AS 2712 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 2900 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | VA.18 |
Nationality of target : | Soviet |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | A. Andreev |
Year of launch : | 1935 |
Actual tonnage : | 2847 BRT |
Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
Position of target : | Arctic Institute |
Footnote : | U-906 reported errorneously the sinking of "A. Andreev" and one patrol craft, but only the patrol-minesweeper sank. |
Convoy : | VA.18 |
Route of convoy : | Vilkitzky - Port Dikson (soviet) |
Remark to convoy : | Since Jul 1943 - during summer only. Annual new numbering |