Nummer: 16302b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.04.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 07:49 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 628 |
| Commander : | Hasenschar |
| Grid : | BE 4615 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.233 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | |
| Name of target : | G. Harrison Smith |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 11752 BRT |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| 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: | Rohwer 12.1997 |