Nummer: 13301


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 02.11.1942
Time of attack : 08:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 521
Commander : Bargsten
Grid : AJ 8672
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 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 : Hartington
Year of launch : 1932
Actual tonnage : 5496 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 52.30n 45.30w
Footnote : "Hartington", in position 73, was hit by U-522/Schneider and U-438/Franzius, before she was sunk by a coup de grâce from U-521.


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.