Nummer: 28808
Area : | Pacific Ocean |
Sea area : | South Pacific |
Date of attack : | 16.01.1945 |
Time of attack : | 18:40 |
Nationality of U-boat : | German |
U-boat : | U 862 |
Commander : | Timm |
Grid : | Napier Bay (New Zealand) |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed result : | target visibly missed |
Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Nationality of target : | Newsealandic |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Pukeko |
Actual tonnage : | 742 BRT |
Footnote : | U-862 observed the torpedo missing its target. - "Alcee Fortier" was not the target. The torpedo attack she had observed had already happened on Jan., 11th. - "Pukeko" did not realize any torpedo attack |
Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
updated on: | 28.03.2017 |
Remark: | SCHIFF, ANM, QU.4) |
Changes: | 1) Rohwer, 22.11.95: Fehlschuss 2) en.wikipedia.org: List of Liberty ships (A-F) 3) wikipedia 06.2006: Alcee - not Alice - Fortier 4) Gerald Shone «U-boat in New Zealand waters», p.147-160 |