Nummer: 13804a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 18.11.1942
Time of attack : 08:51
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 262
Commander : Franke
Grid : AK 4877
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed tonnage : 2200 ts
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.144
Date of observation : 18.11.1942
Time of observation : 07:55
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Corvette
Name of target : Montbretia
Year of launch : 1941
Actual tonnage : 925 ts
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 53.37n 38.15w
Footnote : U-262 assumed to have hit two different destroyers. In reality "Montbretia" got two hits, the first one from starboard side, the second one from portside. No further destroyer was lost at this time.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Corvette Montbretia ex British Corvette Montbretia (K.208) (bis 1941)
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)
updated on: 03.03.2003
Remark: Anmerkung