Nummer: 00416b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 14.10.1939
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 45
Commander : Gelhaar
Grid : BE 3366
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : big
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : KJF.3
Date of observation : 14.10.1939
Time of observation : 06:00
Nationality of target : French
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Bretagne
Year of launch : 1922
Actual tonnage : 10108 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.20n 12.45w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : KJF.3
Route of convoy : Kingston (Jamaika) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep to Oct 1939, partly as KJF (fast)