Nummer: 14708d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.01.1943
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 268
Commander : Heydemann
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presumed target type : ---
presumed tonnage : ----
presumed result : hit not ascertained
Used weapon(s) : No use of weapons
Convoy : HX.222
Date of observation : 17.01.1943
Time of observation : 10:44
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Landing Craft
Name of target : LCT 2344
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 143 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : aboard "Vestfold"
Footnote : "Steinbek" was a German ship attacked erroneously by U-134.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : HX.222
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.