Nummer: 20801a


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : Kara Sea
Date of attack : 12.08.1944
Time of attack : 18:53
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 365
Commander : Wedemeyer
Grid : AT 6434
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 3560 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with preset course
Convoy : BD.5
Date of observation : 12.08.1944
Time of observation : 19:57
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Marina Raskova
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 5685 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 73.22n 66.35e
Footnote : U-365 hit "Marina Raskova" with a 3-FAT spread, T-118 by a gnat, and T-114 by a T-3. "Marina Raskova" was finally sunk by two coups de grâce.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : BD.5
Route of convoy : Weißes Meer - Port Dikson (soviet)
Remark to convoy : Since Summer 1943, annual new numbering (vgl BK)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: BRT2