Nummer: 16218a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 12.04.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 02:02 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 168 |
| Commander : | Pich |
| Grid : | AK 6474 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.232 |
| Footnote : | U-168 fired 6 torpedoes and heard detonations after 1:32 min and 3:04 min. |
| related attacks : |
| Convoy : | HX.232 |
| 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. |