Nummer: 00902
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Sea |
Used weapon(s) : | Sea mine(s) |
Date of sinking : | 21.12.1939 |
Time of sinking : | 15:10 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Fleet Netlayer |
Name of target : | Bayonet (Z.05) |
Year of launch : | 1938 |
Actual tonnage : | 605 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | Firth of Forth |
Footnote : | According to Allied sources "Bayonet" did not run on a mine barrage, which was laid out by U-21 on Nov.04th, 1939, but struck one of 223 defensive mines that had been laid in the the South Inchkeith Channel by the British minelayer "Plover" on Nov.11th, Dec.14th and Dec.16th, 1939. (ADM 186/799) |
updated on: | 31.08.2017 |
Remark: | TIME2, ANM |
Changes: | 1) WARSHIPS (ed. World Ship Society) No. 169 (2013) p.17-32 2) "Bayonet" sunk SW Inchkeith Island, Firth of Forth. 3) Inchkeith Island = 56°02'N 03°08'W 4) U21 laid 9 TMB in 56°07'-56°04'N / 02°58,3'-02°57,6'W |