Nummer: 04301
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 14.02.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 04:33 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Italian |
| U-boat : | BIANCHI |
| Commander : | Giovannini |
| Grid : | 55.16n 19.07w |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.21 s |
| Date when ship was reported missed : | 15.02.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Alnmoor |
| Year of launch : | 1922 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6573 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 55n 13w |
| Footnote : | BIANCHI attacked a ship described as a large steamer of 6000 grt with lattice mast, three masts, three forward holds on course 060° at 10 knots. A first torpedo fired at 0322/14 missed, but one of two torpedoes fired at 0433/14 hit and sank the vessel. - "Alnmoor" was reported missing after Feb.15th, 1941 at about 55°N/13°W. Judging from their target description "BIANCHI" more likely sunk the "Alnmoor", while U-101 accounted for the smaller "Belcrest". |
| Convoy : | SC.21 s |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |
| updated on: | 09.05.2015 |
| Remark: | SCHIFF, ANM |