Nummer: 14410


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 29.12.1942
Time of attack : 15:07
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 435
Commander : Strelow
Grid : BD 9878
presumed target type : Tanker id
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + Gunfire
Convoy : ON.154
Date of observation : 29.12.1942
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 : sunk
Position of target : 43.27n 27.15w
Footnote : "Norse King" had already been torpedoed by U-591/Zetzsche on Dec.28th at 21:52h (see FN.2921), and was sunk by U-435 while making for the Azores.


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)