Nummer: 03818
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.12.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 12:26 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 140 |
| Commander : | Hinsch |
| Grid : | AM 5511 |
| presumed target type : | Sailing Freight Vessel id |
| presumed tonnage : | 2200 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Nationality of target : | Finnish |
| Actual type of target : | Sailing Freight Vessel |
| Name of target : | Penang |
| Year of launch : | 1905 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2019 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Footnote : | U-140 reported one hit on the Finnish sailing vessel "Lawhill". Thirty minutes later the ship was gone. Possibly the ship hit was the only other missing Finnish sailing vessel "Penang", which was on the way to Queenstown (Ireland). "Penang" was considered as War Loss. "Lawhill" survived the war. |
| updated on: | 15.05.2000 |
| Remark: | LL,1289 |