Nummer: 23814a
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 13.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 15:55 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 81 |
| Commander : | Guggenberger |
| Grid : | CH 7629 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | Torch westbound |
| Date of observation : | 14.11.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Maron |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6487 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 36.27n 00.55w |
| Footnote : | U-81 fired two torpedoes at a convoy of four freighters and five escorts returning from Operation Torch 350° 30nm Oran. She heard one detonation and sinking noises after a run time of 3:00 min, and one additional detonation after 3:30 min. "Maron" had left Algier on Nov.,12th for Gibraltar. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | Torch westbound |
| Route of convoy : | Westward to Gibraltar |
| Remark to convoy : | Alliied landing in French North Africa 8. Nov. 1942 |
| updated on: | 05.07.2018 |
| Remark: | KONVOI ? |
| Changes: | 1) MARON in Hague Datenbank nicht enthalten. 2) ET (Torch westb.) erst ab 18.11.42 3) MFS.1X = 12.11.1942 Algiers-Gibraltar 14.11.1942 ist ein Riesenkonvoi 3) MKF.1 = 12.11.1942 Algiers-Gibraltar 15.11.1942 4) Versenkung 350° 30nm Oran; daher eher MKF.1, der übrigens sehr viel Zeit für die Reise braucht. |