Nummer: 06915d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.10.1941
Time of attack : 04:00
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 432
Commander : Schultze
Grid : AL 0143
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 12000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce
Convoy : SC.48
Date of observation : 17.10.1941
Time of observation : 02:00
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Barfonn
Year of launch : 1931
Actual tonnage : 9739 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 56.58n 24.03w
Footnote : U-432 attacked from inside the convoy, and entered between the 6th and 7th column. Her first torpedos were fired to the south at two ships in pos. 92 ("Bold Venture") and 83. A stern torpedo was fired against "Evros" in position 63. The U-boat then turned around and headed for the tanker in pos. 53 ("Barfonn"), which was finally torpedoed by a coup de grâce at 04:48 MEZ and sank at 03:00 GMT.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : SC.48
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 00.01.2010
Remark: B-Zeit