Nummer: 26604


Area : Indic Ocean
Sea area : South Africa
Date of attack : 28.11.1942
Time of attack : 07:15
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 177
Commander : Gysae
Grid : KP 8325
presumed target type : Armed Merchant Cruiser id
presumed tonnage : 6796 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 28.11.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Troop Transport
Name of target : Nova Scotia
Year of launch : 1926
Actual tonnage : 6796 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 28.30s 33.00e
Footnote : On board the troop transport "Nova Scotia" there were 765 Italian civilian internees.