Nummer: 13211


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.


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