Nummer: 18117


Area : Western Area
Sea area : English Channel
Date of attack : 15.06.1944
Time of attack : 08:03
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 621
Commander : Stuckmann
Grid : BF 3615
presumed target type : Landing Ship Tank
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : EPL.8
Date of observation : 15.06.1944
Time of observation : 08:16
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Landing Ship
Name of target : LST 133
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 1780 ts
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 50.01n 00.49w
Footnote : The damage to (formerly posted) LST.280 occurred several hours before U-621 carried out its attack. Officially LST.133 was damaged by acoustic mine.


Convoy : EPL.8
Route of convoy : Portland - France
Remark to convoy : Series of invasion convoys for Op. Neptune (Jul-Sep 1944)
updated on: 18.06.2013
Remark: LST.133
Changes: 1) Kolbicz (2002) - E181: LST.280 = 1490 ts
2) Kolbicz, 18.06.2013: ASS-Forum
3) navsource.org (2013): LST.133 = 1780 ts
4) EPL=England/Portland/Landingvessels