Nummer: 16814


Area : Western Area
Sea area : South Atlantik
Date of attack : 04.07.1943
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 199
Commander : Kraus
Grid : GA ----
presumed target type : Sailing Freight Vessel
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Gunfire
Date of observation : 04.07.1943
Nationality of target : Brazilian
Actual type of target : Sailing Fishery Vessel
Name of target : Shangri-lá
Year of launch : ..
Actual tonnage : 100 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : off Rio de Janeiro
Footnote : U-199 reported the sinking of a sailing freighter by gunfire off Rio de Janeiro (KTB BdU 5.7.43) - Fishery vessel "Changri-lá" sailed on Jun.28th with crew of 10 men from Rio de Janeiro to fishery grounds off Cabo Frio. It was sighted the last time on Jul.4th, 1943.


updated on: 16.12.2002
Remark: Neu: Changri-lá
Changes: 1) Sérgio Roberto Castro Oliveira Queiroz: Changri-lá. O barco e seus heróis. In: Revista Maritima Brasileira (2002) No.3, p.69-86