Nummer: 19612


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 09.12.1941
Time of attack : 21:04
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 134
Commander : Schendel
Grid : AC 8148
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 4000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 4
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : Kirkenes-Tromsö
Date of observation : 09.12.1941
Time of observation : 21:06
Nationality of target : German
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Steinbek
Year of launch : 1936
Actual tonnage : (2185 BRT)
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 71.09n 29.25e
Footnote : "Steinbek" was a German ship erroneously attacked by U-134 with 4 torpedoes and sunk with 1 or 2 hits. A short time before the same convoy had been torpedoed by the British submarine "Seawolf" without success.


Convoy : Kirkenes-Tromsö
updated on: 11.11.2017
Remark: TZ
Changes: 1) Beckers, 11.11.2017: Laut KTB erfolgten 2 Fehlschüsse, 1 fraglicher Treffer, 1 Treffer.