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.
updated on: 04.09.2024
Remark: ZEIT1, FN