Nummer: 20004b
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Date of attack : | 13.09.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 09:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 408 |
| Commander : | Hymmen |
| Grid : | AB 2569 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | - |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | PQ.18 |
| Nationality of target : | Soviet |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Stalingrad |
| Year of launch : | 1931 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3559 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Footnote : | U-408 observed a hit after 5:27 min with a fire column and a boiler explosion, and one hit, which was not intended, on a second ship behind. |
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| Convoy : | PQ.18 |
| Route of convoy : | Iceland - Russia |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1941 to Dec 1942, then JW (counter traffic = QP) |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
Attacked ship: S/S Stalingrad |
| updated on: | 22.05.2014 |
| Remark: | Reihenfolge |
| Changes: | 1) Igor (FMA): U 408 feuerte seinen Fächer auf 1 Schiff mit 7000 BRT und mit 4 Masten. STALINGRAD war relativ klein, nur 2500 BRT mit 2 Masten. Wahrscheinlich hat U 408 auf OLIVER ELLSWORTH gefeuert. 1) Kolbicz (uboat.net): "Oliver Ellsworth ... had to steer hard left to avoid the torpedoed ship." |