Nummer: 03513b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 09.11.1940
Time of attack : 21:05
Nationality of U-boat : Italian
U-boat : MARCONI
Commander : Chialamberto
Grid : 55.00n 17.55w
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce
Convoy : HX.84 s
Date of observation : 09.11.1940
Nationality of target : Swedish
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Vingaland
Year of launch : 1935
Actual tonnage : 2734 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.41n 18.24w
Footnote : "Marconi" reported that she had sunk one damaged ship. Probably it was "Vingaland", damaged by bombs from a German aircraft (FW "Condor") of K.G.40 on November 8th, 1940.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : HX.84 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: 00.00.0000