Nummer: 14408


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 29.12.1942
Time of attack : 08:13
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 225
Commander : Leimkühler
Grid : CE 2332
presumed target type : Tanker id
presumed tonnage : 4990 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.154s
Date of observation : 29.12.1942
Nationality of target : Belgian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : President Francqui
Year of launch : 1928
Actual tonnage : 4919 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 43.23n 27.14w
Footnote : U-225/Leimkühler had already hit "President Francqui" on Dec.28th at 23:53h without great effect (see FN.2934). - U-336/Hunger attacked "President Francqui" with three torpedoes which were duds. - The ship was then stopped from U-225 with one torpedo at 8:13h. - After two additional dud hits at 9:16h and 10:10h the ship was sunk by a torpedo from U-336/Hunger at 10:25h.


Convoy : ON.154s
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)