Nummer: 06801a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 27.09.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 02:08 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 201 |
| Commander : | Schnee |
| Grid : | BE 1939 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HG.73 |
| Date of observation : | 27.09.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Cervantes |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1810 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 49.09n 20.10w |
| Footnote : | U-201 fired two torpedoes. The first detonated with a big flash, and the ship was seen sinking. The second one exploded near an escort. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | HG.73 |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - United Kingdom (home) |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942, then MKF und MKS |
| updated on: | 13.05.2009 |
| Remark: | Cervantes |
| Changes: | 1) Fist loss was Siremalm, not Cervantes 2) Leadgate #41, Cervantes #53 |