Nummer: 02701


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 28.08.1940
Time of attack : 20:57
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 28
Commander : Kuhnke
Grid : AM 1676
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.66
Date of observation : 28.08.1940
Time of observation : 20:00
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Kyno
Year of launch : 1924
Actual tonnage : 3946 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.06n 13.26w


Convoy : HX.66
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.