Nummer: 02012


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 20.06.1940
Time of attack : 17:30
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 48
Commander : Rösing
Grid : BE 9574
presumed target type : Tanker id
presumed tonnage : 7439 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.49 r
Date of observation : 20.06.1940
Nationality of target : Dutch
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Moordrecht
Year of launch : 1930
Actual tonnage : 7493 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 43.34n 14.20w


Convoy : HX.49 r
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.
updated on: 00.00.2002
Remark: Moordrecht, HX.49r