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. |