Nummer: 00606


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 16.11.1939
Time of attack : 14:07
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 43
Commander : Ambrosius
Grid : BF 4157
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SL.7A
Date of observation : 16.11.1939
Time of observation : 13:00
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Arlington Court
Year of launch : 1924
Actual tonnage : 4915 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 320sm 248° Start Point


Convoy : SL.7A
Route of convoy : Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool)
Remark to convoy : Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS.
updated on: 15.05.2000
Remark: BF 4157