Nummer: 02621d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 25.08.1940
Time of attack : 23:56
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 124
Commander : Schulz
Grid : AM 3645
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : -
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.65A
Date of observation : 25.08.1940
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Fircrest
Year of launch : 1907
Actual tonnage : 5394 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.52n 06.34w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Steam Freighter Fircrest ex Yugoslawian Preradovic (bis 1940)
Convoy : HX.65A
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.
updated on: 00.04.2002
Remark: Fircrest