Nummer: 13716b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 18.11.1942
Time of attack : 05:59
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 454
Commander : Hackländer
Grid : AK 4857
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.144
Footnote : U-454 observed water-columns and detonations after run times of 7:15 min and 7:52 min. In reality these were hits from U-624. The detonations reported by the U-boats came from depth charges of the Norwegian corvettes "Rose" (6 DC since 3:27 a.m.), "Montbretia" (39 DC since 4:15 a.m.), and "Potentilla" (since 4:26 a.m.).
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : ONS.144
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America
Remark to convoy : 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC)