Nummer: 14401a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 29.12.1942
Time of attack : 00:55
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 435
Commander : Strelow
Grid : BD 9845
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed tonnage : 1800 ts
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.154
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : The attacks by U-435 and U-628 missed escorts picking up survivors of "Baron Cochrane", "Lynton Grange" and "Zarian". The hit reported by U-435 was probably the detonation of U-591's hit on "Zarian". - U-628 observed a hit after 1:22 min, and the corvette laying with a broken back.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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)