Nummer: 13802a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 18.11.1942
Time of attack : 08:05
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 522
Commander : Schneider
Grid : AK 4874
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 4500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.144
Date of observation : 18.11.1942
Time of observation : 07:14
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Yaka
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 5432 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 54.07n 38.26w
Footnote : U-522 observed one hit between bridge and funnel after 2:47 min, and observed the ship burning heavily. - "Yaka" had already been damaged by U-624 two hours before.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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)