Nummer: 14306b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 28.12.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 22:02 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 225 |
| Commander : | Leimkühler |
| Grid : | BD 9869 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Date of observation : | 28.12.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 21:15 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Norse King |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5701 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 43.27n 27.15w |
| Footnote : | U-225 fired a 4-torpedo-spread and observed 3 detonations. The sinking of a 9000-tons-steamer cannot be verified. The "Melmore Head" in pos. 113 was hit with two torpedoes. She blew up. The ship, which was hit at first, may have been the "Norse King", being torpedoed by U-591 as well. - "Norse King" was finally sunk on Dec. 29th by U-435 (see Attack 2) |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
| updated on: | 02.01.2021 |
| Remark: | SHIP |