Nummer: 15917b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 19.03.1943
Time of attack : 06:43
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 666
Commander : Engel
Grid : AL 4869
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : SC.122
Footnote : U-666 observed three hits after 3:15 min, 3:30 min, and 3:20 min. The second ship sank in 3 min. Only "Carras" was hit. She remained afloat until sunk by a coup de grâce from U-333 (see FN.3250).
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


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.