Nummer: 10806


Area : Western Area
Sea area : US East Coast
Date of attack : 08.07.1942
Time of attack : 06:16
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 571
Commander : Möhlmann
Grid : DM 2824
presumed target type : Tanker id
presumed tonnage : 9788 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + Gunfire
Date of observation : 08.07.1942
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : J.A. Moffett Jr.
Year of launch : 1921
Actual tonnage : 9788 BRT
Actual result : not repaired, total loss
Position of target : 24.47n 80.42w
Footnote : "J.A. Moffett, Jr.D597" was heavily damaged and running aground on Tennessee Reef. In 1943, the tanker was towed to Galveston, but could not get repaired again and was declared a total loss.


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Moffet-t
Changes: 1) Kolbicz/E108 02.2002: Anmerkung revidiert.
2) Kolbicz (L2) 04.2002: -MT
3) Cloots, 10.05.2007: Moffet-t, Anm. revidiert