Nummer: 03120b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 11.10.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 22:09 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Bleichrodt |
| Grid : | AL 0378 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 8390 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.77 |
| Date of observation : | 11.10.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 21:00 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Port Gisborne |
| Year of launch : | 1927 |
| Actual tonnage : | 10144 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 56.38n 16.40w |
| Footnote : | Hitherto, the wreck of "Port Gisborne" was believed to be sunk by U48 in in position 57.02n 17.24w, but apparently it stayed afloat and drifted some 190nm eastward until encountered and sunk on Oct.18th by U123 (A.Niestlé). |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | HX.77 |
| 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. |
| updated on: | 24.05.2021 |
| Remark: | ANM, TONN2 |
| Changes: | 1) Torpedo G7a 6831 IV 2) Anmerkung gem. Niestlé "Convoy Battles", p.27 3) Tonnage korrekt 10144 anstatt 8390 BRT |