Nummer: 12109a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.09.1942
Time of attack : 00:16
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 404
Commander : Bülow
Grid : AK 9876
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.127
Date of observation : 10.09.1942
Time of observation : 22:25
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Marit II
Year of launch : 1922
Actual tonnage : 7417 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 51.16n 29.08w
Footnote : U-404 observed hits after 3:12 min and 3:32 min with water columns. U-608 observed one hit after 28 sec. Probably only one torpedo of U-404 hit "Marit II". She was damaged but joined the convoy again on Sep.12th and reached port on Sep.16th, 1942.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : ON.127
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America
Remark to convoy : 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC)