Nummer: 23801


Area : Mediterranean
Sea area : Western Mediterranean
Date of attack : 10.11.1942
Time of attack : 23:18
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 77
Commander : Hartmann
Grid : CH 9442
presumed target type : Fleet Carrier (id)
presumed tonnage : 22450 ts
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : Force O
Date of observation : 10.11.1942
Time of observation : 22:22
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Fleet Carrier
Name of target : Argus (49)
Year of launch : 1917
Actual tonnage : 14450 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 37.19n 03.16e
Footnote : U-77 heard one detonation after 2:45 min near the target, identified as carrier HMS "Furious". Indeed, it had been HMS "Argus" observing the attack.


Convoy : Force O
Route of convoy : Mediterranean: RN Task Force
Remark to convoy : Short-time Task Forces of the Royal Navy
updated on: 27.05.2022
Remark: CONV, TIME2, SHIP
Changes: 00.01.2000 Chronik des Seekriegs: FORCE H
27.05.2022 Brian Corijn: 10/22h22 ARGUS ;
27.05.2022 FORCE O: HMS Scylla (S.O.), Charybdis, Argus