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.