Nummer: 21121


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 17.02.1945
Time of attack : 15--
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 711
Commander : Lange
Grid : AC 8942
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : RA.64
Date of observation : 17.02.1945
Time of observation : 15:23
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Corvette
Name of target : Bluebell (K.80)
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 925 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 69.36n 35.29e


Convoy : RA.64
Route of convoy : Kola Fjord - Iceland - Loch Ewe
Remark to convoy : Since Dec 1942, former QP (counter traffic = JW)
updated on: 21.02.2005
Changes: 1) Niestlé 21.02.2005: U711 reported to have met a convoy at 15:00 CET in square AC8942 with one destroyer subsequently sunk. Angriffszeit: Nach 15 Uhr; Versenkungsposition: 35.29e