Nummer: 14117a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 16.12.1942
Time of attack : 08:36
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 610
Commander : Freyberg-Eisenberg
Grid : AL 7837
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 8400 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.153
Date of observation : 16.12.1942
Time of observation : 07:42
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Bello
Year of launch : 1930
Actual tonnage : 6125 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 51.45n 23.50w
Footnote : U-610 observed one tanker sinking in 4 min, and a column of fire on a second tanker, which sank after 9 hours.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : ON.153
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: 00.00.0000
Remark: Anm.: U610