Nummer: 20105


Area : Arctic Ocean
Date of attack : 06.11.1942
Time of attack : 15:58
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 625
Commander : Benker
Grid : AB 3281
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 4000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce + gunfire
Convoy : [FB]
Date of observation : 06.11.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Chulmleigh
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 5445 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : S Spitzbergen
Footnote : "Chulmleigh" grounded south of Spitzbergen where she was attacked and totally destroyed, first by Ju-88's of II./KG.30. Then she was torpedoed and shelled with gunfire by U-625, and finally bombed again by a Ju-88 of II./KG.30.


Convoy : [FB]
Route of convoy : Freetown - Bahia (Brasil)
Remark to convoy :
updated on: 00.00.0000