Nummer: 13316b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 03.11.1942
Time of attack : 21:49
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 89
Commander : Lohmann
Grid : AJ 6632
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.107
Date of observation : 03.11.1942
Name of target : (pos. 41)
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
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