Nummer: 02020b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 21.06.1940
Time of attack : 20:08
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : BF 1193
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.49
Date of observation : 21.06.1940
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Randsfjord
Year of launch : 1937
Actual tonnage : 3999 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 70sm SSE Queenstown
Footnote : "Randsfjord" was torpedoed by U-47/Prien on 21.06.40, and sunk on 22.6.40 at 00:21h by a coup de grâce from U-30/Lemp.
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.
updated on: 22.06.2002
Remark: Randsfjord
Changes: 1) Ritschel (U30, 21.6.40): T[f] auf brennenden Dampfer.
2) "Randsford" am 21.6.40 20:08 von U47 torpediert.