Nummer: 04414


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 26.02.1941
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AM 4236
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : OB.290
Date of observation : 26.02.1941
Time of observation : 01:10
Nationality of target : Swedish
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Rydboholm
Year of launch : 1933
Actual tonnage : 3197 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 55.32n 14.24w
Footnote : U-47 reported to have sunk ships of 22.000 grt alltogether. But there was no other U-boat, which could have attacked there. - ""Rydboholm" was finally bombed by a FW200 aircraft the following morning, and abandoned. She sank in pos. 55°48'N/14°25'W.D212


Convoy : OB.290
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: 01.02.1999
Remark: beschädigt