Nummer: 00616
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 19.11.1939 |
| Time of attack : | 12:19 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 49 |
| Commander : | Goßler |
| Grid : | BF 4445 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 19.11.1939 |
| Time of observation : | 11:45 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Pensilva |
| Year of launch : | 1929 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4258 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 46.51n 11.36w |
| Footnote : | The KTB puts U-43/Ambrosius in grids BF74, BF75 and BF72 on 19.11.39 and the boat made no attacks on this day. - However, U-49 reports an attack with 3 single torpedoes on one of two steamers, which was reported sinking. - "Pensilva" was en route from Durban, South Africa, to Rouen, France, and was not therefore part of convoy OG.7. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |