Nummer: 03022
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 28.09.1940 |
Time of attack : | 21:40 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 37 |
Commander : | Oehrn |
Grid : | AL 5753 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
presumed tonnage : | 6800 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce + gunfire |
Convoy : | OB.217 d |
Date of observation : | 28.09.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Corrientes |
Year of launch : | 1920 |
Actual tonnage : | 6863 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 53.49n 24.19w |
Footnote : | "Corrientes" was torpedoed on Sep.26th by U-32, but remained afloat. The abandoned wreck was sunk on Sep.28th by U-37/Oehrn with torpedo and gunfire. |
Convoy : | OB.217 d |
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. |