Nummer: 02019a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 21.06.1940 |
Time of attack : | 20:07 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 47 |
Commander : | Prien |
Grid : | BF 1193 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 12000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.49 |
Date of observation : | 22.06.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
Name of target : | San Fernando |
Year of launch : | 1919 |
Actual tonnage : | 13056 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 50.20n 10.24w |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | HX.49 |
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. |