Nummer: 02019a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 21.06.1940
Time of attack : 20:07
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : BF 1193
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 12000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.49
Date of observation : 22.06.1940
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Tanker
Name of target : San Fernando
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 13056 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.20n 10.24w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : HX.49
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.