Nummer: 04310


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 19.02.1941
Time of attack : 22:22
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 103
Commander : Schütze
Grid : AM 1377
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 7034 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 3-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.107 s
Date of observation : 19.02.1941
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Benjamin Franklin
Year of launch : 1927
Actual tonnage : 7034 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.50n 16.30w


Convoy : HX.107 s
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.