Nummer: 02911c
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 20.09.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 21:26 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 138 |
| Commander : | Lüth |
| Grid : | AM 5365 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 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 : | 20:45 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Adventure |
| Year of launch : | 1921 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5145 BRT |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 55.34n 06.50w |
| Footnote : | "Empire Adventure" was sinking on 23/0350 in tow near Islay (Hebrides). |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Steam Freighter Empire Adventure ex Italian Andrea (bis 1940)
| 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: | SCHIFF, ZEIT2, POS, FN |
| Changes: | 1) 12.1997 Rohwer: City of Simla 2) 21.09.2026 AWD: nicht City of Simla, ZEIT2=2045, POS=55.34n 06.50w |