Nummer: 20004a
| 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 tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | PQ.18 |
| Date of observation : | 13.09.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 08:59 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Oliver Ellsworth |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7191 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 75.52n 07.55e |
| 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. - After rescue action, A/S trawler "St Kenan" fired some shells into the floating wreck "Oliver Ellsworth" which sank stern first at 10.30 hours. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| 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 | |
Attack on S/S OLIVER ELLSWORTH |
| updated on: | 22.05.2014 |
| Remark: | Reihenfolge |
| Changes: | 1) U408 feuerte seinen fächer auf letztes schiff mit 4 masten. STALINGRAD war relativ klein schiff (nur 2500 brt) mit zwei masten. 2) Commander clearly wrote that his target was last steamship in starboard column i.e. OLIVER ELLSWORTH. |