Nummer: 03901
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 11.12.1940 |
Time of attack : | 15:12 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 96 |
Commander : | Lehmann-Willenbrock |
Grid : | AM 2376 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 11000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.92 |
Date of observation : | 11.12.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Passenger Liner |
Name of target : | Rotorua |
Year of launch : | 1911 |
Actual tonnage : | 10890 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 58.56n 11.20w |
Convoy : | HX.92 |
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. |