Nummer: 25709
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 17.11.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 04:29 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | French |
| U-boat : | LE HEROS |
| Commander : | Lemaire |
| Grid : | .... |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 4500 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 17.11.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Thode Fagelund |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5757 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 60nm E East London |
| Footnote : | The French submarines "Le Héros" and "Le Glorieux" had been ordered by the Vichy-government to attack Allied shipping as a reprisal for the capture of a Vichy-French convoy off South Africa on Nov.3rd, 1941. "Le Glorieux" attacked one ship without success on Nov.15th, 1941. |
| updated on: | 04.03.2013 |
| Remark: | östl. East London |
| Changes: | 1) Karteikarte: POS1 = 33°S 29°E (gekürzt) |