Nummer: 10817b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 12.07.1942
Time of attack : 00:25
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 201
Commander : Schnee
Grid : DG 6311
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 7100 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce
Convoy : OS.33 d
Date of observation : 11.07.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Cortona
Year of launch : 1921
Actual tonnage : 7093 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 32.45n 24.45w
Footnote : "Cortona" was hit at about the same time by torpedoes from U-116 and U-201, and was later sunk by a coup de grâce from U-201.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : OS.33 d
Route of convoy : London / Liverpool - Freetown (Sierra Leone)
Remark to convoy : Since Jul 1941, from Apr 1943 combined with KMS in Atlantic (counter traffic = SL)