Nummer: 25514b


Area : Mediterranean
Sea area : Western Mediterranean
Date of attack : 17.03.1944
Time of attack : 09:42
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 371
Commander : Mehl
Grid : CH 9566
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : SNF.17
Date of observation : 17.03.1944
Time of observation : 08:50
Nationality of target : Dutch
Actual type of target : Troop Transport
Name of target : Dempo
Year of launch : 1931
Actual tonnage : 17024 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 37.08n 05.27e
Footnote : U-371 observed one hit on a first and two hits on a second ship. A further detonation was heard on a third ship. "Maiden Creek II" was sunk by a coup de grâce at 13:50h.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : SNF.17
Route of convoy : Naples - Oran
Remark to convoy : Sep.1943 to Nov.1944. Counter traffic = NSF.
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: AP ex -MP