Nummer: 15810


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 07:38
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 558
Commander : Krech
Grid : CF 4694
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : damaged ?
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : UGS.6
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-558 fired a 4-torpedo spread against some ships and heard three detonations, but they must have been depth charges.


Convoy : UGS.6
Route of convoy : U.S.A. - Gibraltar (slow)
Remark to convoy : Since Oct 1942, initially for Op. Torch, then to ports in Northwest-Africa