Nummer: 07507


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 22.01.1942
Time of attack : 04:11
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 588
Commander : Vogel
Grid : AM 3555
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce
Date unsettled / assumed/
dead reckoned :
14.01.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Caledonian Monarch
Year of launch : 1928
Actual tonnage : 5851 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 51n 62w [?]
Footnote : U-588 sank the ship by a coup de grâce after 35 min along the approaches to Loch Ewe via the Minch. Assuming that "Caledonian Monarch" had not been lost on Jan.14th (see FN.1529) and had continued her voyage to Loch Ewe, she could have crossed U-588's path.