Nummer: 16314


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 23.04.1943
Time of attack : 15:10
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 306
Commander : Trotha
Grid : AK 1532
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7800 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.234
Date of observation : 23.04.1943
Time of observation : 13:54
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Silvermaple
Year of launch : 1927
Actual tonnage : 5313 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 59.05n 35.40w


Convoy : HX.234
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