Nummer: 15605


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.03.1943
Time of attack : 11:12
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 359
Commander : Förster
Grid : AK 9655
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.228 s
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : [Henry Wynkoop ?]
Year of launch : 1942
Actual tonnage : . BRT
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-359 heard a detonation after 3:06 min and observed smoke and a listing ship, possibly the straggler "Henry Wynkoop", which was not damaged. [Following Arthur Moore "violent shock", which struck "Henry Wynkoop" happened at 3:50 GMT, see p.155 note 10.]


Convoy : HX.228 s
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.