Nummer: 06414
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 10.09.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 07:53 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 81 |
| Commander : | Guggenberger |
| Grid : | AD 6835 |
| presumed target type : | Motor Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk ? |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | - |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.42 |
| Date of observation : | 10.09.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 02:47 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Sally Maersk |
| Year of launch : | 1923 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3252 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 61.40n 40.30w |
| Footnote : | U-81 observed a ship sinking after two hits and heard two other detonations. The fifth torpedo probably was a dud. |
Motor Freighter Sally Maersk ex Danish Sally Maersk (bis 1940)
| Convoy : | SC.42 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | -M Sally Maersk |