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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
- Übersicht > ID 601
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 18.09.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 00:01 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Bleichrodt |
| Grid : | AL 2966 |
| presumed target type : | Passenger Liner id |
| presumed tonnage : | 11100 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | OB.213 |
| Date of observation : | 17.09.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 23:08 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Passenger Liner |
| Name of target : | City of Benares |
| Year of launch : | 1936 |
| Actual tonnage : | 11081 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 56.43n 21.15w |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1
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| Convoy : | OB.213 |
| 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. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | OB.213, -DP |
| Changes: | G7e-3589-I |
