Nummer: 15811a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 08:39
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 91
Commander : Walkerling
Grid : BD 1334
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : HX.229
Date of observation : 17.03.1943
Time of observation : 15:00
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Nariva
Year of launch : 1941
Actual tonnage : 8714 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 50.34n 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.
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: br
Changes: 1) Middlebrook: FT 0905/17/835 + Schußmeldung