Nummer: 14912b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 08.02.1943
Time of attack : 07:58
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 521
Commander : Bargsten
Grid : DH 6863
presumed target type : Corvette
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : Gibr.2
Date of observation : 08.02.1943
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Armed Trawler
Name of target : Bredon (T.223)
Year of launch : 1941
Actual tonnage : 750 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 29.49n 14.05w
Footnote : U-521 observed two fire columns on a tanker which sank in 2:00 min. - "Bredon" was hit by a spread fired against the tanker.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : Gibr.2
Route of convoy : Canarian Islands - Gibraltar
Remark to convoy : Since Jan 1943, coastal convois