Nummer: 02616
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 25.08.1940 |
Time of attack : | 19:48 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 57 |
Commander : | Topp |
Grid : | AM 5313 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 9600 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | HX.65B s |
Date of observation : | 25.08.1940 |
Time of observation : | 19:00 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
Name of target : | Pecten |
Year of launch : | 1927 |
Actual tonnage : | 7468 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 56.22n 07.55w |
Convoy : | HX.65B s |
Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |