Nummer: 21401


Area : Baltic Sea
Date of attack : 03.09.1939
Time of attack : 20:42
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 14
Commander : Wellner
Grid : M 2345
presumed target type : Submarine
presumed tonnage : 990 ts
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 03.09.1939
Nationality of target : Polish
Actual type of target : Submarine
Name of target : [Sep]
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 1100 ts
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Position of target : N Danzig Bay
Footnote : Naval grid [M]2345 was encoded following German naval grid chart of the pre-war time. Quadrant [M]2345 is in position 55°27'N 18°15'E. - ORP Sep as well as ORP Rys were operating nearby. While ORP Rys was heading eastward, ORP Sep took a western course and was approaching U-14.