Nummer: 03408b
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 46 |
Commander : | Endraß |
Grid : | AL 6331 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.79 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Wandby ? |
Footnote : | U-46 and U-47 attacked at the same time from the same side; U-47 from a Position further northward. Both U-boats stated their torpedoes running 1500 meters before the first detonation was heard. That makes probable that U-47 really hit "Wandby" in column 1. U-46 heard the detonation and claimed his first hit. |
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: | 15.09.2017 |
Remark: | ANM |