Nummer: 16012
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 29.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 23:00 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 662 |
| Commander : | Müller |
| Grid : | BE 5635 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| 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 : | Nagara |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 8791 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 46.44n 16.38w |
| Footnote : | U 662 fired a stern torpedo against the leading ship of the portside row (#91). Hit was observed after 1'43". The "Nagara" did not sink at once. When the crew had left the ship, it was taken in tow by rescue tug 'Dextorous', and she did not sink before Apr.4th, 1943. |
| 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: | SHIP, HIT, FN |
| Changes: | 04.09.2024 Axel Niestlé: siehe Forenlink |