Nummer: 12306


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Central Atlantic
Date of attack : 13.09.1942
Time of attack : 06:34
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 515
Commander : Henke
Grid : EE 7778
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 3785 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 13.09.1942
Time of observation : 04:05
Nationality of target : Panamanian
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Nimba
Year of launch : 1900
Actual tonnage : 1854 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 10.41n 60.24w
Footnote : U-515 reported "Nimba" erroneously as Norwegian "Senta", and "Mae" as the American "Mary".