Nummer: 03407a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 19.10.1940
Time of attack : 23:46
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AL 0357
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 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 : 23:22
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Wandby
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 4947 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 56.45n 17.07w
Footnote : U-46 and U-47 attacked at the same time from the same side of the convoy. Both U-boats may have hit "Wandby", but it is more probable, that only U-47 hit the ship. "Wandby" did not sink before Oct.21st, 1940.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


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: 00.06.2001
Remark: damaged +, -D