Nummer: 19001a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : English Channel
Date of attack : 06.02.1945
Time of attack : 14:28
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 1017
Commander : Riecken
Grid : BF 3155
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with gyro-angle and zig-zaggig course
Convoy : TBC.60
Date of observation : 06.02.1945
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Everleigh
Year of launch : 1930
Actual tonnage : 5222 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.30n 01.48w
related attacks :


Convoy : TBC.60
Route of convoy : Thames - Bristol Channel
Remark to convoy : Invasion reverse convoys (Dec 1944 to May 1945), counter traffic = BTC.