Nummer: 03809a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 02.12.1940
Time of attack : 22:16
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 94
Commander : Kuppisch
Grid : AM 4432
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.90
Date of observation : 02.12.1940
Time of observation : 20:16
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Wilhelmina
Year of launch : 1909
Actual tonnage : 6725 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.43n 15.06w
Footnote : U-94 reported two hits on a tanker and one hit on another ship, identified as "W. Hendrik" (4360 grt). - Only "Wilhelmina" was actually sunk. Following Allied sources, "William Hendrick" was sunk by aircraft on Dec.3rd, 1940 at 10:00h.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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: 15.05.2000
Remark: 7135 BRT (LL,167)