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. |