Nummer: 15503a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 09.03.1943
Time of attack : 22:41
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 409
Commander : Maßmann
Grid : AL 1690
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 1
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.121
Date of observation : 09.03.1943
Time of observation : 21:45
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Rosewood
Year of launch : 1931
Actual tonnage : 5989 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 58.37n 22.32w
Footnote : U-409 torpedoed No.75 "Rosewood" which broke in two and was sunk by USCGC "Bibb" thereafter. U-409 heard one more detonation. This may have been the target of U-405 fired at 22:35 MET.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SC.121
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Einzelschuss
Changes: 1) Kolbicz (L2) 04.2002: -MT