Nummer: 03216a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 17.10.1940 |
Time of attack : | 05:53 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 48 |
Commander : | Bleichrodt |
Grid : | AL 3388 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SC.7 (41) |
Date of observation : | 17.10.1940 |
Time of observation : | 04:00 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Scoresby |
Year of launch : | 1923 |
Actual tonnage : | 3843 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 59.14n 17.51w |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | SC.7 (41) |
Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |