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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.09.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 06:37 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 482 |
| Commander : | Matuschka |
| Grid : | AM 5387 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
| Convoy : | HXF.305s |
| Date of observation : | 08.09.1944 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Pinto |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1346 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 55.27n 08.01w |
| Footnote : | At 6:37h U-482 sank the rescue ship "Pinto", which had stopped to take over survivors of "Empire Heritage". |
| Convoy : | HXF.305s |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |
| updated on: | 16.11.0003 |
| Remark: | Anm., 06:37 Uhr |
