Nummer: 00611
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 18.11.1939 |
| Time of attack : | 16:38 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 53 |
| Commander : | Heinicke |
| Grid : | CG 2193 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | target visibly missed |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | 27.KS |
| Footnote : | An unsuccessfull attack with a torpedo spread against convoy 27.KS on Nov.16th was reported in Serv.Hist.I, page 110. - From the attacking U-Boats (U-53, U-41, U-43, U-49) only the attack of U-41/Mugler with 4 torpedoes on Nov.16th between 11:31h and 17:45h may fit. The 2nd torpedo hit its target but was a dud. The steamer answered the attack with gunfire. - On Nov.16th U-53 was operating in grid CG 8694, when at 13:14h an aircraft attacked with 1 bomb and the boat had to dive. On Nov.18th at 16:38h U-53 attacked a steamer in a convoy with a 3-torpedo spread in naval grid CG 2193 but missed. |
| Convoy : | 27.KS |
| Route of convoy : | Casablanca - Brest / Le Verdon (french) |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to May and June 1940 (1.K to 9.KF). 108 Convoys type K, KF (fast) or KS (slow) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | ab 2013 löschen |
| Changes: | 1) duikboot 07.2000: note 6.1 |