Nummer: 15804b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 03:41
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 91
Commander : Walkerling
Grid : BD 1353
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.229
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Tanker
Name of target : (Beaverdale-class)
Year of launch : ..
Actual tonnage : 9950 BRT
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 + S