Nummer: 23104


Area : Mediterranean
Sea area : North African Seaway
Date of attack : 20.03.1942
Time of attack : 10:54
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 652
Commander : Fraatz
Grid : CO 6795
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed tonnage : 1690 ts
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : Task F.
Date of observation : 20.03.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Destroyer Escort
Name of target : Heythrop (L.85)
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 1050 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 32.22n 25.28e
Footnote : HMS "Heythrop" was sunk by a coup de grâce from HMS "Eridge".