Nummer: 03118


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 10.10.1940
Time of attack : 21:33
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 123
Commander : Moehle
Grid : AM 1848
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : SC.6 s
Date of observation : 10.10.1940
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Graigwen
Year of launch : 1926
Actual tonnage : 3697 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.11n 13.57w
Footnote : "Graigwen" was damaged by the first attack of U-103, and sank after a coup de grâce from U-123 on the next evening.


Convoy : SC.6 s
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.