Nummer: 08910


Area : Western Area
Sea area : US East Coast
Date of attack : 09.04.1942
Time of attack : 07:58
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 160
Commander : Lassen
Grid : DC 1227
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 09.04.1942
Time of observation : 05:58
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Malchace
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 3516 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 34.28n 75.56w
Footnote : "Esparta", "Malchace" and "Tamaulipas" were sunk in shallow water, but were total losses.