Nummer: 06913b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.10.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 03:43 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 432 |
| Commander : | Schultze |
| Grid : | AL 0143 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged ? |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Silverelm |
| Year of launch : | 1924 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4351 BRT |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| 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 |
| 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: | A=0343, POS=83 |