Nummer: 00916


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Sea
Date of attack : 03.01.1940
Time of attack : 09:11
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 58
Commander : Kuppisch
Grid : AN 1866
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 3000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HN.6
Date of observation : 03.01.1940
Time of observation : 08:20
Nationality of target : Swedish
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Svartön
Year of launch : 1906
Actual tonnage : 2475 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 57.48n 01.47w


Convoy : HN.6
Route of convoy : Bergen (Norway) - Methil (home)
Remark to convoy : Oct 1939 to April 1940 (counter traffic = ON
updated on: 11.11.2017
Remark: ANM gelöscht
Changes: 1) Kein vorhergehender Angriff auf "Svartön".