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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
- Übersicht > ID 2406
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Brasilian Coast |
| Date of attack : | 22.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 09:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 507 |
| Commander : | Schacht |
| Grid : | FJ 8724 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Gunfire + Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | OS.36 d |
| Date of observation : | 22.08.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | Swedish |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Hammaren |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3220 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 13s 38.15w |
| Footnote : | U-507 missed "Hammaren" with four single torpedoes, then attacked with gunfire and finally fired a coup de grâce. |
| Convoy : | OS.36 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) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 13s |
