Nummer: 11521d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Carribean Sea
Date of attack : 13.08.1942
Time of attack : 09:58
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 600
Commander : Zurmühlen
Grid : DN 7663
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : TAW.12
Date of observation : 13.08.1942
Time of observation : 08:00
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Delmundo
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 5032 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 19.55n 73.49w
Footnote : U-600 fired three torpedoes which missed the targets but hit some ships beyond after 2:15 min and 2:09 min. The third torpedo hit after 58 sec, and the target exploded with a 200m column of fire. The commodore's ship "Delmundo" sank in 5:00 min after being hit by the stern torpedo.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : TAW.12
Route of convoy : Trinidad - Aruba - Key West
Remark to convoy : Jul to Aug 1942, then TAG. Counter traffic = WAT