Nummer: 03719


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 02.12.1940
Time of attack : 05:25
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AL 6548
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.90
Date of observation : 02.12.1940
Time of observation : 03:30
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Conch
Year of launch : 1931
Actual tonnage : 8376 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 55.40n 19.00w
Footnote : "Conch" was stopped by one torpedo hit from U-47 at 5:25h. - Between 9:05h and 9:32h she was hit by three additional torpedoes from U-95, two of which had only slight effect. - On Dec.3rd "Conch" was finally sunk by a torpedo from U-99.


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.