Nummer: 24104


Area : Mediterranean
Sea area : Western Mediterranean
Date of attack : 07.01.1943
Time of attack : 12:04
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 371
Commander : Mehl
Grid : CH 9467
presumed target type : Armed Trawler
presumed tonnage : 800 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : MKS.5
Date of observation : 07.01.1943
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Armed Trawler
Name of target : Jura (T.169)
Year of launch : 1941
Actual tonnage : 545 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 36.58n 03.48e
Footnote : U-371 attacked the convoy together with "Dandolo".


Convoy : MKS.5
Route of convoy : Mittelmeer - United Kingdom (slow)
Remark to convoy : Since Nov 1942; since May 1943 combined mit SL in Atlantic (counter traffic = KMS)
updated on: 39.08.2008
Remark: Anm.
Changes: 1) Mattesini, p.328: