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.
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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.