Nummer: 16115b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 06.04.1943
Time of attack : 01:42
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 270
Commander : Otto
Grid : AK 2838
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.231
Footnote : U-270 fired single torpedoes and heard two detonations.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : HX.231
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.