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. |