Nummer: 13315a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 03.11.1942
Time of attack : 21:48
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 89
Commander : Lohmann
Grid : AJ 6632
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.107
Date of observation : 03.11.1942
Time of observation : 20:48
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Jeypore
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 5318 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.30n 40.16w
Footnote : After of the heavy detonation of "Jeypore" "Pleiades", in pos. No.41, drifted to starboard and hardly passed the following steamer "Gemini". - In reality the torpedo ran diagonal through the columns of the convoy and detonated in the wake of the steamer "Titus", in pos. No.84. - Thinking that their vessel had been hit, the crew of "Titus" abandoned ship, but later they reboarded her and brought her into port undamaged.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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