Nummer: 16006


Area : Western Area
Sea area : West African Coast
Date of attack : 28.03.1943
Time of attack : 12:47
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 167
Commander : Sturm
Grid : DU 2538
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6500 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : RS.3
Date of observation : 28.03.1943
Time of observation : 11:50
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Lagosian
Year of launch : 1930
Actual tonnage : 5449 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 25.41n 15.43w
Footnote : U-167 was lost during this patrol but the reconstructed KTB confirms the attack. The position and time are taken from observations in the KTB of U-172.


Convoy : RS.3
Route of convoy : Gibraltar - Sierra Leone
Remark to convoy : Since Feb 1943 (counter traffic = SR)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: A-Zeit: 12u47
Changes: 1) Zimmerman 2000: stellt die Reihenfolge um.
2) Warsailors Forum 24.1.2007 veranlasst zur Korrektur der A-Zeit.