Nummer: 16201


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 11.04.1943
Time of attack : 04:46
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 615
Commander : Kapitzky
Grid : AK 5415
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 12000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.232 s
Date of observation : 10.04.1943
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Edward B. Dudley
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7177 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 53n 39w
Footnote : "Edward B. Dudley" was hit on Apr.10th at 14:30h by a dud from U-615, and sunk with three torpedoes on Apr.11th.


Convoy : HX.232 s
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.