Nummer: 00901a
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Sea |
Date of attack : | 21.12.1939 |
Time of attack : | 07:25 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 21 |
Commander : | Frauenheim |
Grid : | AN 4577 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of observation : | 21.12.1939 |
Nationality of target : | Swedish |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Mars |
Year of launch : | 1882 |
Actual tonnage : | 1475 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | ENE May Island |
Footnote : | "Mars" and "Carl Henkel" had both been damaged by mines laid from U-22/Jenisch on Dec.15th off Blyth, and were each sunk by a coup de grâce from U-21/Frauenheim on Dec.21st, 1939. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
updated on: | 00.04.2002 |
Remark: | May Island |