Nummer: 19718


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 13.04.1942
Time of attack : 15:35
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 435
Commander : Strelow
Grid : AC 4521
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : QP.10 s
Date of observation : 13.04.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Harpalion
Year of launch : 1932
Actual tonnage : 5486 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 73.33n 27.19e
Footnote : "Harpalion" was previously damaged by an air attack and abandoned. A reported scuttling attempt by the escort must have failed. She was probably the derelict sunk by U-435.


Convoy : QP.10 s
Route of convoy : Russia - Iceland
Remark to convoy : Sep 1941 to Dec 1942, then RA (counter traffic = PQ)
updated on: 00.00.0000