Nummer: 05413
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | West African Coast |
| Date of attack : | 01.06.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 14:09 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 107 |
| Commander : | Heßler |
| Grid : | ET 2946 |
| presumed target type : | Armed Merchant Cruiser id |
| presumed tonnage : | 4227 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 01.06.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Alfred Jones |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4022 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 08n 15w |
| Footnote : | Heßler was wrong in assuming the ship was either a Q-ship or an armed merchant cruiser. "Alfred Jones" was a defensively equipped merchant vessel. - A total of eight British merchant ships were, during winter 1939/40 fitted out as Q-ships, but they all had been withdrawn by early March 1941. A small number were comissioned by the US Navy during 1942/43, all of which were with-drawn at the end of 1943. - Thus at the time of Heßler's attack there were no Allied Q-ships in service. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | Ritschel, 2.12.96 |