Nummer: 15903


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 20:34
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 167
Commander : Sturm
Grid : CF 5592
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : UGS.6
Date of observation : 17.03.1943
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Molly Pitcher
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7200 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 38.21n 19.54w
Footnote : U-167 reported one hit and sinking noises. "Molly Pitcher" was only damaged and sunk not before Mar.18th at 5:50h by a coup de grâce from U-521.


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