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. |