Nummer: 15420


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 09.03.1943
Time of attack : 21:36
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 530
Commander : Lange
Grid : AL 1763
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.121 s
Date when ship
was reported missed :
11.03.1943
Nationality of target : Swedish
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Milos
Year of launch : 1898
Actual tonnage : 3058 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : [57.51n 24.48w]
Footnote : U-530 sank an independent ship, probably the straggler "Milos", which was sailing about 5sm astern. "Milos" sank not before 21:37 GMT, 30 min after the 3rd torpedo.


Convoy : SC.121 s
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 01.04.2006
Remark: 3 Einzelschüsse