Nummer: 03418


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 20.10.1940
Time of attack : 02:04
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AL 0365
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 9000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.79
Date of observation : 20.10.1940
Time of observation : 01:24
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Athelmonarch
Year of launch : 1928
Actual tonnage : 8995 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 56.45n 15.58w


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.