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Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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Area : Western Area Sea area : North Atlantic Date of attack : 02.11.1942 Time of attack : 05:21 Nationality of U-boat : German U-boat : U 84 Commander : Uphoff Grid : AJ 8674 presumed target type : Steam Freighter presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT presumed result : sunk Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce Convoy : SC.107 Date of observation : 02.11.1942 Nationality of target : British Actual type of target : Steam Freighter Name of target : Empire Sunrise Year of launch : 1941 Actual tonnage : 7459 BRT Actual result : sunk Position of target : 51.50n 46.25w Footnote : U-402 fired on a steamer in pos.92 and heard a hit after 2:20 min, but in reality the torpedo crossed several columns and detonated near the ship in pos.53 of the convoy. - "Empire Sunrise" was hit by another torpedo from U-402 and later sunk by a coup de grâce from U-84.
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Convoy : SC.107 Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 00.00.0000 Remark: SC.107s