Nummer: 24204
Area : | Mediterranean |
Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
Date of attack : | 27.01.1943 |
Time of attack : | 19:24 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 83 |
Commander : | Wörisshoffer |
Grid : | CH 8289 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 3000 |
presumed result : | damaged |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with preset course |
Convoy : | ET.10 |
Actual result : | damaged |
Footnote : | U-83 attacked a convoy of 12 ships near Tènès (Algerie) and reported a freighter torpedoed, but it was not observed sinking. Obviously a failure. |
Convoy : | ET.10 |
Route of convoy : | Bône - Gibraltar |
Remark to convoy : | From Nov 1942 to July 1943 |
Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
Arnold Hague, Convoy Database |
updated on: | 26.11.2022 |
Remark: | TONN TZ WAFFE CONV |
Changes: | 2002 Kolbicz E242: Anm.: U-83 26.11.2022 Ergänzungen gem KTB SKL 27.01.1943 27.11.2022 A. Niestlé: Konvoi ET-10 |