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) |