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