Nummer: 16009
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | West African Coast |
| Date of attack : | 29.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 00:06 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 172 |
| Commander : | Emmermann |
| Grid : | DU 2722 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | RS.3 |
| Date of observation : | 28.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 23:30 |
| Nationality of target : | Belgian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Moanda |
| Year of launch : | 1937 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4621 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 24.44n 16.48w |
| Convoy : | RS.3 |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - Sierra Leone |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Feb 1943 (counter traffic = SR) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 4621 BRT |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer 12.97 2) Zimmerman 02.00 3) Kolbicz E160 02.02: 4621grt |