Nummer: 06912a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.10.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 03:42 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 432 |
| Commander : | Schultze |
| Grid : | AL 0143 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Date of observation : | 17.10.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 01:40 |
| Nationality of target : | Panamanian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Bold Venture |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3222 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 56.10n 24.30w |
| Footnote : | U-432 attacked from inside the convoy, and entered between the 6th and 7th column. Her first torpedos were fired to the south at two ships in pos. 92 ("Bold Venture") and 83. A stern torpedo was fired against "Evros" in position 63. The U-boat then turned around and headed for the tanker in pos. 53 ("Barfonn"), which was finally torpedoed by a coup de grâce at 04:48 MEZ and sank at 03:00 GMT. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 Angriff 3 |
Steam Freighter Bold Venture ex Danish Alssund (bis 1941)
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 17/0346 Evros |
| Changes: | 1) Kolbicz 1/2010: 17/0324 Bold Venture und erst 17/0346 Evros. 2) In ASS Ausgabe 1983 Bold Venture mit 6595 statt richtig 3222 BRT. 3) Kolbicz 1/2010: B-Zeit = 17/0140, CONPOS = 92 (anstatt 94) |