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 |