Nummer: 24105


Area : Mediterranean
Sea area : Western Mediterranean
Date of attack : 07.01.1943
Time of attack : 18:31
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 371
Commander : Mehl
Grid : CH 9466
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 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 : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Ville de Strasbourg
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 7159 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 37.04n 04.06e
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)