Nummer: 20409


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 26.01.1944
Time of attack : 00:16
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 360
Commander : Becker
Grid : AC 4529
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : -
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with preset course
Convoy : JW.56A
Footnote : U-360 fired a spread of three FAT and heard three hits. The torpedoed "Fort Bellingham" was later sunk by a T-3 from U-957.


Convoy : JW.56A
Route of convoy : Loch Ewe - (Iceland) - Kola Fjord - (Arkhangelsk)
Remark to convoy : Since Dec 1942, former PQ (counter traffic = RA)