Nummer: 19914b


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : Kara Sea
Date of attack : 17.08.1942
Time of attack : 09:20
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 209
Commander : Brodda
Grid : AT 8761
presumed target type : Barge
presumed tonnage : 800 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3
Used weapon(s) : Gunfire + Torpedo coup de grâce
Date of observation : 17.08.1942
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Barge
Name of target : P-4
Year of launch : ..
Actual tonnage : 500 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : W Yugor Str.
Footnote : Attack on tug with lighter and 300 soldiers on board. First 2 torpedoes are missing their target. The lighter is definitely sunk by coup de grâce.
related attacks : Angriff 1


updated on: 10.10.2013
Changes: 1) TSM 07u10: T misses -Bg + 300 soldiers
2) TSM 07u15: T misses -Bg + 300 soldiers
3) TSM 09u20: Tf sinks -Bg + 300 Soldiers