Nummer: 21715
Area : | Baltic Sea |
Sea area : | Gulf of Finland |
Date of attack : | 24.12.1944 |
Time of attack : | 09:28 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 637 |
Commander : | Riekeberg |
Grid : | AO 3547 |
presumed target type : | Patrol Craft |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3+1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | unknown |
Date of observation : | 24.12.1944 |
Time of observation : | 12:10 |
Nationality of target : | Soviet |
Actual type of target : | Patrol Craft |
Name of target : | BMO-594 Baltiets |
Year of launch : | 1944 |
Actual tonnage : | 39 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | Cape Pakri |
Footnote : | U-637 attacked with a 3-torpedo spread (FAT) at 9:28 a.m. and heard a detonation after 3:44 min and sinking noises. At 9:49 a T5 missed its target. At 10:09 a.m. a T5 is followed by a detonation after 3:00 min and sinking noises. |
Convoy : | unknown |
updated on: | 08.12.2018 |
Remark: | ZEIT, TZ, WAFFE |
Changes: | 1) Beckers, 9.1996 2) Zwei Datensätze reduziert auf einen. Siehe Fussnote 3) 09u28 3-FAT ; 09h49 1 T-5 |