Nummer: 04315
Area : | Western Area |
Sea area : | North Atlantic |
Date of attack : | 23.02.1941 |
Time of attack : | 23:27 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 96 |
Commander : | Lehmann-Willenbrock |
Grid : | AL 2472 |
presumed target type : | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
presumed tonnage : | 9000 BRT |
presumed result : | sunk |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | OB.288d |
Date of observation : | 23.02.1941 |
Time of observation : | 21:53 |
Nationality of target : | British |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Anglo Peruvian |
Year of launch : | 1926 |
Actual tonnage : | 5457 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 59.30n 21.00w |
Convoy : | OB.288d |
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. |