Nummer: 13719c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 18.11.1942
Time of attack : 06:04
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 624
Commander : Soden-Fraunhofen
Grid : AK 4858
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 5432 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.144
Date of observation : 18.11.1942
Time of observation : 05:00
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Yaka
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 5432 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 54.07n 38.26w
Footnote : U-624 observed the damaged tanker four hours after the hit to have a heavy list and observed its sinking after seven hours, probably sunk by a corvette. - "Montbretia" was missed (see FN.2820). - "Yaka" was damaged and few hours later sunk by U-522 (see FN.2819). - "Parismina" sank in 9 min.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : ONS.144
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America
Remark to convoy : 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC)