Nummer: 01412
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 17.02.1940 |
Time of attack : | 15:53 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 37 |
Commander : | Hartmann |
Grid : | BF 7555 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OG.18 |
Date of observation : | 17.02.1940 |
Time of observation : | 16:00 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Passenger Liner |
Name of target : | Pyrrhus |
Year of launch : | 1914 |
Actual tonnage : | 7418 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 44.02n 10.18w |
Convoy : | OG.18 |
Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - Gibraltar (out) |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul 1940 to Aug 1943 via North Channel; later KMS. |