Nummer: 10318a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 15.06.1942
Time of attack : 04:33
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 552
Commander : Topp
Grid : BE 8589
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 4000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HG.84
Date of observation : 15.06.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : City of Oxford
Year of launch : 1926
Actual tonnage : 2759 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 43.42n 18.12w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : HG.84
Route of convoy : Gibraltar - United Kingdom (home)
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942, then MKF und MKS