Nummer: 04514
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.03.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 05:41 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 105 |
| Commander : | Schewe |
| Grid : | DT 9351 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SL.67 |
| Date of observation : | 08.03.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 03:40 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Tielbank |
| Year of launch : | 1937 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5084 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 20.51n 20.32w |
| Footnote : | U 105 fired 2 torpedoes from 400 m distance, both hitting the target after 35 sec. - TIELBANK, being the second ship in the first column of the convoy, was hit by two torpedoes on portside at 03h40 GMT (British observation), fired two white rocket flares and went down. - U105 was then forced away by destroyer HMS FORESTER with depth charges. |
| Convoy : | SL.67 |
| Route of convoy : | Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS. |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
| updated on: | 25.12.2020 |
| Remark: | SHIP, ANM |
| Changes: | 1) 15.02.2000 Rayner/76 (LL,200) : Tielbank 5084 BRT 2) 23.12.2020 FMA-Beitrag Axel Niestlé : 03h40 Tielbank |