Nummer: 04318b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 24.02.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 00:28 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 95 |
| Commander : | Schreiber |
| Grid : | AL 2362 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | OB.288d |
| Date of observation : | 23.02.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 23:30 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Svein Jarl |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1908 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 59.30n 21w |
| Footnote : | The first torpedo missed the target, but U-95 assumed that one other ship behind the target in the convoy OB.288 was hit. - "Cape Nelson" reported, that a ship ahead was torpedoed just 10 minutes before she was herself hit. This must have been "Svein Jarl" on former position No.84 in the convoy. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| 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. |
| updated on: | 20.11.2005 |
| Remark: | Svein Jarl, Anm. |