Nummer: 12309a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 14.09.1942
Time of attack : 02:05
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 91
Commander : Walkerling
Grid : BC 6191
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed tonnage : 1375 ts
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.127
Date of observation : 14.09.1942
Time of observation : 00:03
Nationality of target : Canadian
Actual type of target : Destroyer
Name of target : Ottawa (H 60)
Year of launch : 1935
Actual tonnage : 1375 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 47.55n 43.27w
Footnote : U-91 assumed that she hit two destroyers, but in reality only "Ottawa" was hit by two torpedoes.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Destroyer Ottawa (H 60) ex British Destroyer Griffin (H.31) (bis 1943)
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)
updated on: 25.06.2002
Remark: Ottawa (H 60)