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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 11.12.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 19:12 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 94 |
| Commander : | Kuppisch |
| Grid : | AL 9616 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SLS.56 s |
| Date of observation : | 11.12.1940 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Statesman |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5306 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | North Atlantic |
| Footnote : | "Empire Statesman" was reported missing after Dec.5th, 1940. U-94 reported this ship sunk. |
Motor Freighter
Empire Statesman ex Italian
Pellice (bis 1940)
| Convoy : | SLS.56 s |
| Route of convoy : | Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | SLS.56s, -M |