Nummer: 21002b


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 05.12.1944
Time of attack : 04:16
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 995
Commander : Hess
Grid : AC 8821
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) :
Convoy : PK.20
Date of observation : 05.12.1944
Time of observation : 06:18
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Proletarii
Year of launch : 1905
Actual tonnage : 1128 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : Rybachi
Footnote : U-995 reported a second ship damaged by a gnat after 5:24 min run time. - According to Soviet sources there is no indication, that APM T-107 ex "Sildza" was lost at all.
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: Fangschuss = T5