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. |