Nummer: 16104a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 05.04.1943
Time of attack : 01:58
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 630
Commander : Winkler
Grid : AK 0114
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.231
Date of observation : 05.04.1943
Time of observation : 02:10
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Shillong
Year of launch : 1939
Actual tonnage : 5529 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 57.10n 35.30w
Footnote : U-630 fired on a tanker and another ship and heard two detonations and sinking noises. Obviously the "Shillong" was hit and sunk by U-630 with two torpedos.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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
Changes: 1) Rohwer, 10.10.1995: Beide Boote versenken beide Schiffe
2) Niestlé, 17.08.2021: U-630 versenkt "Shillong" (siehe Forenlink)