Nummer: 15608


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.03.1943
Time of attack : 20:40
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 440
Commander : Geißler
Grid : AL 7453
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.228 s
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-440 heard two end-of-run detonations of G7e torpedoes after 9:48 min, and a FAT end-of-run detonation after 12:30 min.


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.