Nummer: 20414


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 26.01.1944
Time of attack : 02:50
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 314
Commander : Basse
Grid : AC 4618
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : JW.56B
Footnote : U-314 heard a Gnat detonation after 3:30 min.


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