Nummer: 15717


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 01:22
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 435
Commander : Strelow
Grid : BD 1379
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo with preset course
Convoy : HX.229
Date of observation : 17.03.1943
Time of observation : 00:30
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : William Eustis
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7196 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.10n 35.02w
Footnote : U-435 fired a 2-torpedo FAT spread, and heard two detonations after 13:46 min. - "William Eustis" was damaged, but at 11:53h possibly observed by U-91 to be in a sinking condition or being self-sinking.


Convoy : HX.229
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.
updated on: 00.00.0000