Nummer: 00112
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.09.1939 |
| Time of attack : | 18:15 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 52 |
| Commander : | Barten |
| Grid : | BE 5218 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8826 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Actual tonnage : | ---- -- |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Footnote : | This attack by U-52 was the first case - besides two attacks against enemy submarines in the Baltic - that an U-boat reported a hit but in reality the detonation was caused by a misfiring pistol. |
