Nummer: 21718
Area : | Baltic Sea |
Sea area : | Gulf of Finland |
Date of attack : | 12.01.1945 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 370 |
Commander : | Nielsen |
Grid : | AO 0253 |
presumed target type : | Fleet Minelayer |
presumed result : | target visibly missed |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
Convoy : | Task F. |
Date of observation : | 12.01.1945 |
Time of observation : | 12:50 |
Nationality of target : | Finnish |
Actual type of target : | Fleet Minelayer |
Name of target : | Louhi |
Year of launch : | 1916 |
Actual tonnage : | 640 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 59.40n 23.05e |
Footnote : | U-370 attacked a task force with 2 minelayers and two patrol craft, which returned from a minelaying operation, with two gnat torpedoes but signalled that it failed (KTB Skl C IV). - "Louhi" was definitely sunk on Jan.12th, 1945. -- In February 1945 there have been no german submarine successes. - Since March 1945 until May 1945 there have been no more operations of German U-boats in the Baltic Sea. |
Convoy : | Task F. |
updated on: | 29.03.2005 |
Remark: | U370 fehl TF Pos. |