Nummer: 03221
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 18.10.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 10:25 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Bleichrodt |
| Grid : | AL 2593 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4500 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | OB.228 s |
| Date of observation : | 18.10.1940 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Sandsend |
| Year of launch : | 1925 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3612 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 58.12n 21.29w |
| Footnote : | "Sandsend" had been in convoy OB.228. The evening before it sighted an U-Boat overtaking the ship very close on the surface, and pulled out of convoy to put the submarine on it's stern. In doing so it lost the convoy and was trying to catch up with it next morning when it was torpedoed and sunk. |
| Convoy : | OB.228 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. |
| updated on: | 01.02.1999 |
| Remark: | ADM 199/59 (Anm.) |