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Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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Area : Mediterranean Sea area : North African Seaway Date of attack : 17.06.1943 Time of attack : 08:33 Nationality of U-boat : German U-boat : U 81 Commander : Krieg Grid : CO 5498 presumed target type : Steam Freighter presumed result : sunk Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) Convoy : GTX.2 Date of observation : 17.06.1943 Time of observation : 07:37 Nationality of target : British Actual type of target : Name of target : Yoma Year of launch : 1928 Actual tonnage : 8131 BRT Actual result : sunk Position of target : 33.03n 22.04e Footnote : The KTB of U-81 reports an 2-torpedo spread on an east-bound convoy. The explosion was followed by noises indicating the ship was breaking up and bulkheads were giving way. - "Yoma" was hit by U-81 at 7:37h, and sank at 15:30h.
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Convoy : GTX.2 Route of convoy : Gibraltar - Tripolis - Alexandria Remark to convoy : From May to August 1943, only 5 convoys (counter traffic XTG)