Nummer: 02909a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 20.09.1940
Time of attack : 21:20
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 138
Commander : Lüth
Grid : AM 5365
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : OB.216
Date of observation : 20.09.1940
Time of observation : 20:15
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Tanker
Name of target : New Sevilla
Year of launch : 1900
Actual tonnage : 13801 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.48n 07.22w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : OB.216
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: 21.09.2026
Remark: ZEIT2