Nummer: 03713


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 02.12.1940
Time of attack : 04:09
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AL 6492
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.90 s
Date of observation : 02.12.1940
Nationality of target : Belgian
Actual type of target : Passenger Liner
Name of target : Ville d'Arlon
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 7555 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : North Atlantic


Passenger Liner Ville d'Arlon ex American American Traveller (bis 1940)
Convoy : HX.90 s
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: 00.00.0000
Remark: 00:30h