Nummer: 22712b
Area : | Mediterranean |
Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
Date of attack : | 13.11.1941 |
Time of attack : | 05:06 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 205 |
Commander : | Reschke |
Grid : | CH 7623 |
presumed target type : | Destroyer |
presumed result : | damaged |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | Perpetual |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
Name of target : | Legion (G.74) |
Year of launch : | 1939 |
Actual tonnage : | 1920 ts |
Actual result : | target visibly missed |
Footnote : | HMS Legion, which was the starboard wing destroyer in the screen of HMS Malaya, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Argus and HMS Hermione during operation Perpetual, reported a torpedo exploding in her wake. - The other six destroyers present in the screen were; HMS Laforey, HMS Lightning, HMS Gurkha (ii), HMS Sikh, HMS Zulu and the Dutch destroyer HrMs Isaac Sweers. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | Perpetual |
Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
updated on: | 09.03.2019 |
Remark: | ANM |
Changes: | 1) 20.07.2014 Chronology: 10-14 Nov 1941 : LEGION (G.74) 2) 09.03.2019 FMA Brian Corijn: Deckungsgruppe |