Nummer: 16010a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 29.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 22:56 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 662 |
| Commander : | Müller |
| Grid : | BE 5635 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 4- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with preset course |
| Convoy : | SL.126 |
| Date of observation : | 29.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 23:00 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Ocean Viceroy |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7174 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 46.44n 16.38w |
| Footnote : | U-662 fired a 4-torpedo spread and one G7e-torpedo. On the first ship two hits were heard, and on the second ship one hit. The crew of "Ocean Viceroy" stayed aboat when the ship was hit; the vessel arrived at Loch Foyle on Apr.4th, 1943 without further assistance. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | SL.126 |
| Route of convoy : | Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS. |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
| updated on: | 04.09.2024 |
| Remark: | ZEIT1, FN |