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