Nummer: 15415d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Central Atlantic
Date of attack : 09.03.1943
Time of attack : 03:10
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 510
Commander : Neitzel
Grid : EP 4168
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : BT.6
Date of observation : 09.03.1943
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Joseph Rodman Drake
Year of launch : 1942
Actual tonnage : 7181 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 07.11n 52.30w
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : BT.6
Route of convoy : Bahia - Trinidad
Remark to convoy : Nov 1942 to Jul 1943 (counter traffic = TB), then JT.