Nummer: 03010b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 26.09.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 00:51 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 137 |
| Commander : | Wohlfarth |
| Grid : | AM 5727 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | OB.218 |
| Footnote : | From 3 torpedoes, which had missed the intendet target, a 2nd one was claimed to hit a ship in the middle of the convoy. "Steamer sank within 14 min." - The Norwegean "Asgerd" (1308 grt) was not hit by U-137, but sunk on Sep.27th at 10:15h by a FW200 about 195sm NW Malinhead, Northern Ireland. The ship was identified as "Ascero" by the crew. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | OB.218 |
| Route of convoy : | Liverpool - North America (out) |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON. |
| updated on: | 30.03.2013 |
| Remark: | TZ, Anmerkung |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer, 9.1997: Asgerd versenkt 27.9 von FW200 |