Nummer: 21002a


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 05.12.1944
Time of attack : 00:15
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 995
Commander : Hess
Grid : AC 8577
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with preset course
Convoy : PK.20
Date of observation : 05.12.1944
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Proletarii
Year of launch : 1905
Actual tonnage : 1128 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Footnote : U-995 reported one ship damaged by FAT at 00h15. "Proletarii" was hit by U-995 at 02h30 in quadrant AC 8679 a second time, and sunk at 04h16 by a Gnat in quadrant AC 8821.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : PK.20
Route of convoy : Petsamo / Kirkenes - Kola Fjord (soviet)
Remark to convoy : Since Nov 1944, annual new numbering (counter traffic = KP)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Proletarii
Changes: 1) Busch/Röll: Proletarij zuerst nur angeschossen (Anmerkung)