Nummer: 00519b
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 : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.5A |
Actual tonnage : | ---- -- |
Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
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. |
updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
Remark: | KTB U34 |
Changes: | 1) Busch/Röll 02.2002: 1 Angriff 2) Ritschel KTB U1-50: 2 Treffer |