Nummer: 19407b
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Sea |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | KU 5363 ? |
Commander : | Buttmann/Schmidt |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | TBC.123 |
Date of sinking : | 09.04.1945 |
Time of sinking : | 23:50 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Solomon Juneau |
Year of launch : | 1943 |
Actual tonnage : | 7176 BRT |
Actual result : | damaged |
Position of target : | 50.57n 01.03e |
Footnote : | A member of "Seehund"-flottilla remembers midget U 5363 attacking convoy TBC.123. The German B-Dienst credited the success to U-245/Schumann-Hindenberg. But KTB U-245 denies the attack. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | TBC.123 |
Route of convoy : | Thames - Bristol Channel |
Remark to convoy : | Invasion reverse convoys (Dec 1944 to May 1945), counter traffic = BTC. |