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 |