Nummer: 02611
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 24.08.1940 |
Time of attack : | 20:38 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 37 |
Commander : | Oehrn |
Grid : | AK 6333 |
presumed target type : | Destroyer |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SC.1 |
Date of observation : | 24.08.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Sub Chaser |
Name of target : | Penzance (L.28) |
Year of launch : | 1930 |
Actual tonnage : | 1025 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 56.16n 27.19w |
Convoy : | SC.1 |
Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |