Nummer: 06111b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 05.08.1941
Time of attack : 05:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 74
Commander : Kentrat
Grid : AM 7156
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SL.81
Date of observation : 05.08.1941
Time of observation : 05:28
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Kumasian
Year of launch : 1935
Actual tonnage : 4922 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 53.26n 15.40w
Footnote : U-74 observed a hit with the second torpedo. The other detonations were heard and not observed, because the boat had to dive.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : SL.81
Route of convoy : Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool)
Remark to convoy : Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS.