Nummer: 04405


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 24.02.1941
Time of attack : 02:20
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 96
Commander : Lehmann-Willenbrock
Grid : AL 2417
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce
Convoy : OB.288d
Date of observation : 24.02.1941
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Sirikishna
Year of launch : 1936
Actual tonnage : 5458 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 59n 21w
Footnote : Only the loss of "Linaria" does not match with a certain U-boat attack. - "Sirikishna", the vessel of the convoi commodore, does very well match with the description given from U-96.


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.