Nummer: 15904


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.03.1943
Time of attack : 23:08
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 305
Commander : Bahr
Grid : AK 9529
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 8400 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.122
Date of observation : 17.03.1943
Time of observation : 22:14
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Port Auckland
Year of launch : 1922
Actual tonnage : 8789 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 52.25n 30.15w
Footnote : U-305 hit "Port Auckland" and "Zouave" with a 2-torpedo spread, the latter of which sank in 5 min. A third torpedo hit "Port Auckland" which sank 2:08 hrs after a coup de grâce by U-305.


Convoy : SC.122
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.