Nummer: 00612
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Sea |
Date of attack : | 18.11.1939 |
Time of attack : | 21:16 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 18 |
Commander : | Bauer |
Grid : | AN 1867 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of last departure : | 17.11.1939 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Parkhill |
Year of launch : | 1915 |
Actual tonnage : | 500 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 58.07n 02.18w |
Footnote : | U-18 attacked a lonely sailing vessel (possibly tanker). U-22 claimed to have sunk the 6th vessel from a convoy of small vessels (possibly fishery vessels). "Wigmore" belonged to an Icelandic fishing convoy. |
updated on: | 06.2007.0004 |
Remark: | AN1867, Anm. |
Changes: | 1) Zimmerman, 11.1997 |