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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
- Übersicht > ID 720
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 19.10.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 22:27 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 47 |
| Commander : | Prien |
| Grid : | AL 0372 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5500 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.79 |
| Date of observation : | 19.10.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 21:45 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Uganda |
| Year of launch : | 1927 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4966 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 56.35n 17.15w |
| Convoy : | HX.79 |
| 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: | 12.09.2017 |
| Remark: | SCHIFF |
| Changes: | 1) Niestlé 12.09.2017: Tausch Bilderdijk vs Uganda |
