Nummer: 14814a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 07.02.1943
Time of attack : 03:47
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 402
Commander : Forstner
Grid : AK 6668
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.118 (126)
Date of observation : 07.02.1943
Time of observation : 02:50
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Toward
Year of launch : 1923
Actual tonnage : 1571 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 55.13n 26.22w
Footnote : "Toward" was a rescue ship that had fallen back and changed her position in the convoy. - The "Robert E. Hopkins" sank in 20 min after a coup de grâce by U-402.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.118 (126)
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.