Nummer: 18401
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | KU Neger ? |
| Used weapon(s) : | Weapon or use of weapons unclarified |
| Date of sinking : | 03.08.1944 |
| Time of sinking : | 02:51 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | Quorn |
| Year of launch : | 1940 |
| Actual tonnage : | 904 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | off Normandy |
| Footnote : | On 2-3 August there was a combined attack by 28 explosive crafts and 58 human torpedoes, in addition mounted by German airforce. Not more than 17 "Negers" returned. - According to M. Whitley there had also been a torpedo-attack against the old cruiser HMS "Durban", which was scuttled on 9.6. as blockship in "Mulberry" harbor. According to G. Bracke the destroyer HMS "Quorn" was sunk by an explosive craft ("Linse") pilotet by F. Gorges. According to P. Kemp there had been another attack sinking MTB 463, and the destroyer HMS "Blancathra" was damaged by a torpedo explosion while trying to hoist a "Neger" inboard. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | War Losses, p.1779 |