Nummer: 16301a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 17.04.1943
Time of attack : 07:47
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 628
Commander : Hasenschar
Grid : BE 4615
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.233
Date of observation : 17.04.1943
Time of observation : 05:05
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Fort Rampart
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7134 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 47.20n 22.00w
Footnote : U-628/Hasenschar observed one hit on each of two ships. "Fort Rampart" was damaged beyond repair by coups de grâce from U-628, as well as from the Allied escort HMS "Penn", and from U-226/Borchers, who reported that the wreck finally sank on Apr.18th, 1943.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : HX.233
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.
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Anm.: U226
Changes: Haskell 1998, 119