Nummer: 18708
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Sea |
| Date of attack : | 23.12.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | KU Biber |
| Commander : | unknown |
| Grid : | Poortershavn |
| Used weapon(s) : | Sea mine(s) |
| Convoy : | TAM.26 |
| Date of observation : | 23.12.1944 |
| Time of observation : | früh |
| Nationality of target : | Panamanian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Alan-a-Dale |
| Year of launch : | 1938 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4702 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 51.21n 03.47e |
| Footnote : | From 18 human torpedoes of type "Biber" not a single one returned from this fighting operation. |
Motor Freighter Alan-a-Dale ex Danisch Nordvest (bis 1941)
| Convoy : | TAM.26 |
| Route of convoy : | Southend (Thames) - Antwerp |
| Remark to convoy : | December 1944 to May 1945, cf. TAC |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
In Frage kommende Biber-Kommandanten | |
Lebenslauf Alan-a-Dale |
| updated on: | 06.10.2013 |
| Remark: | TAM.026 |
| Changes: | 1) Mike Whitley, p.127 2) Eric Zimmerman, KU-script 3) en.wiki 7.5.2002: "Alan-a-Dale" ex da Nordvest (41) 4) Patterson (2006): Waffe = Mine 5) http://convoyweb.org.uk/tam/tam.php?convoy=26! |