Nummer: 26606


Area : Indic Ocean
Date of attack : 29.11.1942
Time of attack : 21:25
Nationality of U-boat : Italian
U-boat : CAGNI
Commander : Liannazza
Grid : 34.45s 17.42e
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 5550 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 29.11.1942
Nationality of target : Greek
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Argo
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 1995 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 34.53s 17.54e
Footnote : After 2 torpedo missing the target at 20.25 hrs Argo was sunk by two more torpedoes at 21.25 hrs. 7 survivors were rescued by HMS Rotherham, 18 people died.


Steam Freighter Argo ex Norwegian San José (bis 1939)
updated on: 01.03.2022
Remark: ZEIT1, ANM.
Changes: 1) 2013-03-04 TSM-Kartei: Pos2. 34.53s 17.54e
2) 2022-03-01 Platon Alexiades: Zeit1+ Anmerkung (uboat.net)