Nummer: 04011
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 27.12.1940 |
Time of attack : | 14:45 |
Nationality of U-boat : | Italian |
U-boat : | TAZZOLI |
Commander : | Raccanelli |
Grid : | 59.16n 20.27w |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
presumed tonnage : | 4980 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OB.263 |
Date of observation : | 27.12.1940 |
Time of observation : | 18:02 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Ardanbhan |
Year of launch : | 1929 |
Actual tonnage : | 4980 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 59.16n 20.27w |
Footnote : | "Waiotira" was first torpedoed by U-95/Schreiber on Dec.26th at 18:05h GMT, and sunk on Dec.27th at 01:46h MET by U-38 / Liebe. U-38 did not participate on the attack against "Ardanbhan". |
Convoy : | OB.263 |
Route of convoy : | Liverpool - North America (out) |
Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON. |