Nummer: 16706a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 19.05.1943
Time of attack : 09:30
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 92
Commander : Oelrich
Grid : AK 5491
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.130
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-92 reported one ship sunk, one torpedoed. But these probably were detonations of depth charges.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.130
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.