Nummer: 04611
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 16.03.1941 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 99 |
| Commander : | Kretschmer |
| Grid : | -- ---- |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 9000 Ldt |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.112_#44 |
| Date of observation : | 16.03.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 23:15 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Ferm |
| Year of launch : | 1933 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6593 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 60.42n 13.10w |
| Footnote : | The fourth victim claimed by U-99 officer was a tanker of about 9000 tons, which was right in the middle of the convoy. -- Tanker "Ferm" was still afloat the next morning. She was taken in tow, but sank on March 21st in position 61.30n 09.30w. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | HX.112_#44 |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |
| updated on: | 23.07.2015 |
| Remark: | 23h15 statt 23h59 |
| Changes: | 1) N.I.D.: "Ferm" was first ship to have been torpedoed. 2) U-99: Tanker of 9000 ts in the middle of the convoy. 3) 2. Angriffsserie ab 23h15 in 60°42'N 13°10'W, deutlich südlicher (Quadrat AM), allerdings viel weiter westwärts. Woher kommt die eigentümliche Positionsangabe ? |