Nummer: 14304


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 28.12.1942
Time of attack : 21:52
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 591
Commander : Zetzsche
Grid : BD 9888
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.154
Date of observation : 28.12.1942
Time of observation : 21:04
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Norse King
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 5701 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 43.27n 27.15w
Footnote : U-591 hit "Norse King" in pos. No.112, which was finally sunk on Dec.29th at 15:05 min by U-435/Strelow while making for the Azores (see FN.2949).
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : ON.154
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)