Nummer: 14118b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 16.12.1942
Time of attack : 08:38
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 610
Commander : Freyberg-Eisenberg
Grid : AL 7837
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 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 : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Regent Lion
Year of launch : 1937
Actual tonnage : 9551 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 50.49n 24.07w
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)