Nummer: 03222
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 18.10.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 20:20 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 123 |
| Commander : | Moehle |
| Grid : | AM 1844 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 11000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.77 s |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Port Gisborne |
| Year of launch : | 27 |
| Actual tonnage : | 10144 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Footnote : | From Allied sources no ship has been reported sunk or missing at the time of attack. Commander Moehle is describing his target as a modern refrigeration cargo ship of type "Tuscan Star". Probably U123 sank the "Port Gisborne", being torpedoed by U48 on Oct.11th from convoy HX.77 in naval grid AL 0378. |
| related attacks : |
| Convoy : | HX.77 s |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |
| updated on: | 24.05.2021 |
| Remark: | SHIP, ANM |
| Changes: | 1) A. Niestlé: Convoy Battles, p.27 |