Nummer: 02420


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 04.08.1940
Time of attack : 21:20
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 58
Commander : Schonder
Grid : AM 5198
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8724 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SL.40 s
Date of observation : 04.08.1940
Time of observation : 18:45
Nationality of target : Greek
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Pindos
Year of launch : 1908
Actual tonnage : 4360 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.22n 08.50w


Convoy : SL.40 s
Route of convoy : Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool)
Remark to convoy : Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS.