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