Nummer: 19713a


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 30.03.1942
Time of attack : 10:35
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 456
Commander : Teichert
Grid : AC 8649
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 3000 BRT
presumed result : target visibly missed
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : PQ.13
Date of observation : 30.03.1942
Time of observation : 08:25
Nationality of target : Hondurian
Actual type of target : Steam Tanker
Name of target : Mana
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 3283 BRT
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 70.28n 35.44e
Footnote : U-456 observed one hit after 55 sec following which the ship listed. The B-Dienst reported this ship as Hondurian tanker "Mana", but it might have been "Sulla" on transfer to the Soviet Northern Fleet as auxiliary minesweeper.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : PQ.13
Route of convoy : Iceland - Russia
Remark to convoy : Sep 1941 to Dec 1942, then JW (counter traffic = QP)
updated on: 04.07.2010