Nummer: 04302
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 14.02.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 22:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 101 |
| Commander : | Mengersen |
| Grid : | AL 6842 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5500 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.21 s |
| Date when ship was reported missed : | 14.02.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Belcrest |
| Year of launch : | 1925 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4517 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 54n 19w |
| Footnote : | U-101 fired a spread of two torpedoes at a loaded freighter on course 95° at 9 knots. Both torpedoes hit and caused the ship to sink within 90 seconds. |
Steam Freighter Belcrest ex British Trehelent (bis 1939)
| 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 |