Nummer: 16303a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.04.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 11:30 |
| 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 : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | HX.233 |
| Date of observation : | 17.04.1943 |
| 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 |