Nummer: 15804a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 03:37
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 91
Commander : Walkerling
Grid : BD 1353
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.229
Date of observation : 17.03.1943
Time of observation : 02:50
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Harry Luckenbach
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 6366 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.38n 34.46w
Footnote : U-91 fired five torpedoes and observed detonations on two ships, but in reality only "Harry Luckenbach" was hit and sunk.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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
Remark: FT 0407/17/836