Nummer: 03323
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 19.10.1940 |
Time of attack : | 02:50 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 100 |
Commander : | Schepke |
Grid : | AM 2919 |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
presumed tonnage : | 4155 BRT |
presumed result : | damaged |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | SC.7 s |
Date of observation : | 19.10.1940 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Blairspey |
Year of launch : | 1929 |
Actual tonnage : | 4155 BRT |
Actual result : | damaged |
Position of target : | 57.55n 11.10w |
Footnote : | "Blairspey" was hit by one or two torpedoes from U-101, and few hours later by two torpedoes from U-100, but remained afloat because of its load of timber, and was saved. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | SC.7 s |
Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |