Nummer: 21107


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 13.02.1945
Time of attack : 00:12
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 992
Commander : Falke
Grid : AC 8858
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : JW.64
Date of observation : 13.02.1945
Time of observation : 04:00
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Corvette
Name of target : Denbigh Castle (K.696)
Year of launch : 1941
Actual tonnage : 1060 ts
Actual result : not repaired, total loss
Position of target : 69.20n 33.33e
Footnote : "Denbigh Castle" was towed by HMS "Bluebell" into the Kola Fjord but was never repaired.


Convoy : JW.64
Route of convoy : Loch Ewe - (Iceland) - Kola Fjord - (Arkhangelsk)
Remark to convoy : Since Dec 1942, former PQ (counter traffic = RA)
updated on: 16.12.2021
Remark: ZEIT1, QUADRAT
Changes: - 12.04.2002 Kolbicz/L2: Tonnage = 1090t
- 16.12.2021 duikboot: Zeit1, Quadrat eingefügt.