Nummer: 18204a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : English Channel
Date of attack : 29.06.1944
Time of attack : 15:28
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 984
Commander : Sieder
Grid : BF 3532
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with gyro-angle and zig-zaggig course
Convoy : EMC.17
Date of observation : 29.06.1944
Time of observation : 13:32
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Henry G. Blasdel
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7176 BRT
Actual result : not repaired, total loss
Position of target : 50.07n 00.47w
Footnote : U-984 fired a spread of two LUT which hit "Henry G. Blasdel" and "Edward M. House", one coup de grâce which did not hit the damaged ships but instead "John A. Treutlen", and one gnat which hit "James A. Farrell".
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : EMC.17
Route of convoy : Belfast - France
Remark to convoy : Series of invasion convoys for Op. Neptune (June 1944)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: H.G. Blasdel