Nummer: 06909c
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.10.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 01:49 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 558 |
| Commander : | Krech |
| Grid : | AL 1966 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Date of observation : | 16.10.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 23:45 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Erviken |
| Year of launch : | 1921 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6595 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 56.10n 24.30w |
| Footnote : | U-558 attacked from the starboard quarter, so it's probable that she hit the ships in pos. 103 and 104, and possibly "Rym" in pos. 58. Unclearified is the hit, which was reported, after the first torpedo had missed the intended target. But the detonation heard after a running time of 4:47 min may have been a misinterpretation of a single depth charge dropped by USS "Plunkett" at that time. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| 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: | -D Erviken |
| Changes: | 1) Kolbicz/E69 02-02: -DT 2) Kolbicz/C69 (L2) 04-02: -D |