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