Nummer: 03413
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 20.10.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 00:24 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Bleichrodt |
| Grid : | AL 0355 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | HX.79 |
| Date of observation : | 19.10.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 23:22 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
| Name of target : | Shirak |
| Year of launch : | 1926 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6023 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 57.00n 16.53w |
| Footnote : | U-47 observed a column of fire shooting up. "Shirak" then remained behind the convoy, and was stopped when U-48 sank her by torpedo on Oct.20th early in the morning. |
| 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: | 00.00.2002 |
| Remark: | HX.79s, -DT |
| Changes: | G7e-3761-I 1) Kolbicz E34 02-02: HX.79 s 2) Kolbicz (L2) 04-02: -DT |