Nummer: 02214
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 05.07.1940 |
Time of attack : | 18:26 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 34 |
Commander : | Rollmann |
Grid : | BF 1286 |
presumed target type : | Destroyer id |
presumed tonnage : | 1100 ts |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of observation : | 05.07.1940 |
Time of observation : | 17:45 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
Name of target : | Whirlwind (D.30) |
Year of launch : | 1917 |
Actual tonnage : | 1188 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 50.17n 08.48w |
Footnote : | "Whirlwind" was heavily damaged and definitely sunk by the escort "Westcott". |
updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
Remark: | scuttled + |