Nummer: 06914c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.10.1941
Time of attack : 03:46
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 432
Commander : Schultze
Grid : AL 0143
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 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 : 01:45
Nationality of target : Greek
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Evros
Year of launch : 1918
Actual tonnage : 5283 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 57.00n 24.05w
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: POS=64