Nummer: 13807b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 18.11.1942
Time of attack : 09:56
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 43
Commander : Schwantke
Grid : BC 2241
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.109
Footnote : U-43 observed two hits after 1:44 min on an ammunition freighter, which exploded with a column of fire rising 200 m. The next shot missed a tanker and hit a ship deyond, and the third shot hit and stopped the tanker. "Brilliant" sank under tow on Jan.25th, 1943.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : SC.109
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.