Nummer: 03114a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 08.10.1940 |
Time of attack : | 21:31 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 58 |
Commander : | Schonder |
Grid : | AM 2997 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 10528 BRT |
presumed result : | damaged |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.76 s |
Date of observation : | 08.10.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Confield |
Year of launch : | 1940 |
Actual tonnage : | 4956 BRT |
Actual result : | damaged |
Position of target : | 56.48n 10.17w |
Footnote : | "Confield" was hit by two single torpedoes on Oct.8th, but only sank after a coup de grâce on the forenoon of Oct.9th, 1940. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | HX.76 s |
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. |