Nummer: 10900


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 12.07.1942
Time of attack : 09:45
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 116
Commander : Schmidt
Grid : DG 6257
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 4300 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : OS.33 d
Date of observation : 12.07.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Shaftesbury
Year of launch : 1923
Actual tonnage : 4284 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 31.42n 25.30w


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)