Nummer: 03214
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 17.10.1940 |
Time of attack : | 03:39 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 93 |
Commander : | Korth |
Grid : | AE 8783 |
presumed target type : | Tanker |
presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
presumed result : | damaged |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OB.228 |
Date of observation : | 17.10.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Uskbridge |
Year of launch : | 1940 |
Actual tonnage : | 2715 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 60.40n 15.50w |
Footnote : | "Uskbridge" was first hit by U-93 at 3:36h. At that time commander Korth had claimed a tanker of 10.000 tons. At 13:36h U-93 sank the abandoned "Uskbridge" with a coup de grâce. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | OB.228 |
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. |