Nummer: 16016


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 30.03.1943
Time of attack : 04:07
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 662
Commander : Müller
Grid : BE 5635
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2-
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SL.126
Position of target : BE 5635
Footnote : U-662 fired a spread of 2 torpedoes agains a single sailing vessel. Hit was observed after 2'23", sinking supposed as probably.


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: 18.09.2024
Remark: PN
Changes: 04.09.2024 Axel Niestlé: siehe Forenlink