Nummer: 01008
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Irish Sea |
| Date of minelaying : | 06.01.1940 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 30 |
| Commander : | Lemp |
| Grid : | AM 9329 |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | Sea mine(s) |
| Convoy : | OB.74 |
| Date of sinking : | 17.01.1940 |
| Time of sinking : | 17:00 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Cairnross |
| Year of launch : | 1921 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5494 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 7sm 276° Bar LV. (Liverpo |
| Convoy : | OB.74 |
| Route of convoy : | Liverpool - North America (out) |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON. |