Nummer: 06502


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.09.1941
Time of attack : 02:12
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 82
Commander : Rollmann
Grid : AD 7140
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.42
Date of observation : 10.09.1941
Time of observation : 21:19
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Gypsum Queen
Year of launch : 1927
Actual tonnage : 3915 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 63.05n 37.50w
Footnote : The first three torpedoes of U-82 missed, and the fourth one hit "Bulysses" which exploded. The stern shot hit "Gypsum Queen" which sank in 1 min.


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.