Nummer: 20909


Area : Arctic Ocean
Date of attack : 27.10.1944
Time of attack : 14:15
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 295
Commander : Wieboldt
Grid : AC 8356
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : damaged ?
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : JW.61
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-295 heard a gnat (end-of-run) detonation after 11:50 min.


Convoy : JW.61
Route of convoy : Loch Ewe - (Iceland) - Kola Fjord - (Arkhangelsk)
Remark to convoy : Since Dec 1942, former PQ (counter traffic = RA)