Nummer: 15802b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 03:32
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 435
Commander : Strelow
Grid : BD 1386
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.229
Footnote : U-435 heard two detonations 8:19 min after a FAT spread, and then two additional G7e detonations. But these must have been the two hits of U-91 against "Harry Luckenbach". - A tanker, which was claimed to be sunk by U-435 at 3:55h, cannot be identified.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


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.