Nummer: 16407c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 29.04.1943
Time of attack : 09:24
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 258
Commander : Mäßenhausen
Grid : AD 7852
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ONS.5
Date of observation : 29.04.1943
Time of observation : 07:30
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : McKeesport
Year of launch : 1919
Actual tonnage : 6198 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 60.52n 34.20w
Footnote : U-258 reported hits on three ships of 4-6000 gross tons. Later a damaged ship was sunk by two coups de grâce. "McKeesport" was hit by only one torpedo, the others detonated ouside the convoy.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : ONS.5
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America (slow)
Remark to convoy : 2nd series: Apr 1943 with new numbering (counter traffic SC)