Nummer: 03710c
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 01.12.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 22:14 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 101 |
| Commander : | Mengersen |
| Grid : | AL 5883 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | - |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.90 |
| Date of observation : | 01.12.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 20:15 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Loch Ranza |
| Year of launch : | 1934 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4958 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 54.37n 18.54w |
| Footnote : | "Empire Puma" observed "Appalachee" being hit by torpedo and sending out SOS with signal lamps. "Loch Ranza" turned back to take over the crew. Sie was herself torpedoed not before Dec.2nd at 12:57h. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | HX.90 |
| 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 |
| Remark: | Loch Ranza ? |