Nummer: 00518a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 29.10.1939 |
| Time of attack : | 01:50 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 34 |
| Commander : | Rollmann |
| Grid : | BF 1387 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 7976 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.5A |
| Date of observation : | 29.10.1939 |
| Time of observation : | 03:15 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Malabar |
| Year of launch : | 1938 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7976 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 49.57n 07.37w |
| Footnote : | U-34 fired 2 torpedoes on 2 steamers and a destroyer and claimed 2 hits. Sinking was not observed. Allied sources only state the loss of "Malabar". |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | HX.5A |
| 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. |