Nummer: 25620b
Area : | Mediterranean |
Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
Date of attack : | 26.09.1944 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | KU Molch |
Commander : | [unbekannt] |
Grid : | San Remo |
presumed target type : | --- |
presumed tonnage : | ---- ts |
presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of observation : | 26.09.1944 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
Name of target : | Madison (DD 425) |
Year of launch : | 1939 |
Actual tonnage : | 1620 ts |
Actual result : | target visibly missed |
Position of target : | off Nice |
Footnote : | Six weeks after Allied invasion 9 midgets (type "Molch") were send to attack the French destroyer "Forbin" and the American destroyer "Madison" off Nice. The torpedoes failed, but the depth charges hit their targets. 4 "Molch" pilots were killed, 2 escaped, 3 appeared on the surface and were saved. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
Remark: | neu |
Changes: | 1) Hamburger Abendblatt, 09.1984 |