Nummer: 11308a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 05.08.1942
Time of attack : 18:48
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 593
Commander : Kelbling
Grid : AJ 9191
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.94
Date of observation : 05.08.1942
Time of observation : 16:50
Nationality of target : Dutch
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Spar
Year of launch : 1924
Actual tonnage : 3616 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 53.05n 43.38w
Footnote : U-593 observed a hit on a ship in the pos.12 ("Spar") and heard one detonation on the ship in pos.11 (not identified, yet)
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.94
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.