Nummer: 21308


Area : Arctic Ocean
Sea area : North Norway
Date of attack : 22.04.1945
Time of attack : 08:50
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 997
Commander : Lehmann
Grid : AC 8852
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 4000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : PK.9
Date of observation : 22.04.1945
Time of observation : 08:50
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Onega
Year of launch : 1924
Actual tonnage : 1603 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 69.41n 33.17e
Footnote : U-997 reported one big steamer damaged and a small one sunk, both in the same convoy.


Convoy : PK.9
Route of convoy : Petsamo / Kirkenes - Kola Fjord (soviet)
Remark to convoy : Since Nov 1944, annual new numbering (counter traffic = KP)