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Start Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945 Übersicht > ID 721
Area : Western Area Sea area : North Atlantic Date of attack : 19.10.1940 Time of attack : 23:31 Nationality of U-boat : German U-boat : U 47 Commander : Prien Grid : AL 0346 presumed target type : Tanker presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT presumed result : sunk Number of torpedoes/mines : 1 Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) Convoy : HX.79 Date of observation : 19.10.1940 Nationality of target : British Actual type of target : Steam Tanker Name of target : Shirak Year of launch : 1926 Actual tonnage : 6023 BRT Actual result : damaged Position of target : 57.00n 16.53w Footnote : U-47 observed a column of fire shooting up. "Shirak" then remained behind the convoy, and was stopped when U-48 sank her by torpedo on Oct.20th early in the morning.
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Convoy : HX.79 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: 00.00.0000 Remark: -DT Shirak
