Nummer: 05303


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 20.05.1941
Time of attack : 17:29
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 98
Commander : Gysae
Grid : AJ 3455
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 5356 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.126 d
Date of observation : 20.05.1941
Time of observation : 15:40
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Rothermere
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 5356 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 57.48n 41.36w


Convoy : HX.126 d
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