Nummer: 03813


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 04.12.1940
Time of attack : 01:47
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 52
Commander : Salman
Grid : AL 6886
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Footnote : U-52 attacked a single ship going east and observed her sinking by the bow after 38 minutes. "Empire Seaman" (1927 grt) was not sunk by U-52, but scuttled at a British port on Dec.4th to be used as blockship.


updated on: 01.02.1999
Remark: Anm.
Changes: 1) Meyer, 23.1.98: Empire Seaman
2) Sibley, 01.2.99: Empire Seaman in Hafen an der engl. Südküste versenkt.
3) Kolbicz, 22.6.02: Empire Seaman in Scapa Flow versenkt.