Nummer: 05311


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 22.05.1941
Time of attack : 13:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 111
Commander : Kleinschmidt
Grid : AK 1236
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.126 d
Date of observation : 22.05.1941
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Barnby
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 4813 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 60.30n 34.12w


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