Nummer: 14304
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 28.12.1942 |
Time of attack : | 21:52 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 591 |
Commander : | Zetzsche |
Grid : | BD 9888 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
presumed result : | damaged |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | ON.154 |
Date of observation : | 28.12.1942 |
Time of observation : | 21:04 |
Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Norse King |
Year of launch : | 1920 |
Actual tonnage : | 5701 BRT |
Actual result : | damaged |
Position of target : | 43.27n 27.15w |
Footnote : | U-591 hit "Norse King" in pos. No.112, which was finally sunk on Dec.29th at 15:05 min by U-435/Strelow while making for the Azores (see FN.2949). |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | ON.154 |
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) |