Nummer: 15606
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 11.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | früh |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 432 |
| Commander : | Eckhardt |
| Grid : | AK 98 |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.228 |
| Date of observation : | 11.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 00:12 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | Harvester (H.19) ex Handy |
| Year of launch : | 1939 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1340 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 51.23n 28.40w |
| Footnote : | HMS "Harvester" was damaged by ramming U-444, and was unable to manoeuvre when being attacked by Eckhardt. U-432 was sunk by FFL "Aconit" immediately thereafter, so could not send any report. |
Destroyer Harvester (H.19) ex Handy ex Brazilian Jurua (bis 1939)
| Convoy : | HX.228 |
| 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. |