Nummer: 25601a
Area : | Mediterranean |
Sea area : | North African Seaway |
Date of attack : | 16.04.1944 |
Time of attack : | 18:27 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 407 |
Commander : | Korndörfer |
Grid : | CO 5822 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | UGS.37 |
Date of observation : | 16.04.1944 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Thomas G. Masaryk |
Year of launch : | 1943 |
Actual tonnage : | 7176 BRT |
Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
Position of target : | 32.51n 23.00e |
Footnote : | "Thomas G. Masaryk" was damaged and towed to Alexandria, but was declared a total loss. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | UGS.37 |
Route of convoy : | U.S.A. - Gibraltar (slow) |
Remark to convoy : | Since Oct 1942, initially for Op. Torch, then to ports in Northwest-Africa |