Italian submarine fates

Ships hit by Italian submarines


Fernlane

TypeCargo ship
CountryNorwegian Norwegian
Built1927GRT4,310

Date of attack7 May 1941Time1115
FateSunk by submarine Enrico Tazzoli (C.C. Carlo Fecia di Cossato)
Position of attack9° 55'N, 20° 15'W
Complement35 (no casualties, 35 survivors)
Convoy
Notes

At 1022 hours, a pair of torpedoes 450mm, W 200 type) were fired at a range of about 3,000 metres, one hit after 140 seconds and the target was brought to a stop. This was the Norwegian Fernlane (4,310 GRT, built 1927).

At 1050 hours, a single torpedo (450mm, A 115 type) was fired and caused further damage. The target was still afloat but now abandoned.

At 1115 hours, a fourth torpedo (450mm, type A 115) was fired which hit the Norwegian ship and she finally sank at 1125 hours. There were no casualties. The thirty-five survivors (thirty-two crew members and three passengers) reached Caravela Island in the Bissagos Archipelago by their own means.

Position of attack

Ships hit by Italian submarines