Nummer: 02021c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 21.06.1940
Time of attack : 20:10
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : BF 1193
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.49
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.
updated on: 22.06.2002
Remark: 21/2010 -T