Nummer: 02924


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 22.09.1940
Time of attack : 00:50
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 100
Commander : Schepke
Grid : AL 6553
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.72
Date of observation : 22.09.1940
Time of observation : 01:20
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Scholar
Year of launch : 1922
Actual tonnage : 3940 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.11n 17.58w
Footnote : "Scholar" sank on Sep.24th in pos. 54°38'N/16°40'W.


Convoy : HX.72
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.
updated on: 00.00.2002
Remark: Satzdruckfehler