Nummer: 16106b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 05.04.1943
Time of attack : 02:55
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 635
Commander : Eckelmann
Grid : AK 0117
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.231
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-635 reported two ships of 13.000 grt sunk.
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Convoy : HX.231
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.
updated on: 17.08.2021
Remark: Fehlschuss
Changes: 1) Rohwer, 10.10.1995: Beide Boote versenken beide Schiffe
2) Niestlé, 17.08.2021: Fehlschuss, Fehlbeobachtung (siehe Forenlink)