Nummer: 02716
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 01.09.1940 |
Time of attack : | 00:55 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 101 |
Commander : | Frauenheim |
Grid : | AM 4289 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OB.205 s |
Date of observation : | 01.09.1940 |
Time of observation : | 04:21 |
Nationality of target : | Greek |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Efploia |
Year of launch : | 1911 |
Actual tonnage : | 3867 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 55.27n 13.17w |
Footnote : | The wreck of "Efploia" was sunk on Sep.1st by a British naval vessel. |
Convoy : | OB.205 s |
Route of convoy : | Liverpool - North America (out) |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON. |