Nummer: 16419b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : West African Coast
Date of attack : 01.05.1943
Time of attack : 05:13
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 515
Commander : Henke
Grid : ET 6128
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : TS.37
Date of observation : 01.05.1943
Nationality of target : Belgian
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Mokambo
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 4996 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 07.58n 14.14w
Footnote : U-515 hit a freighter after 1:08 min that burnt fiercely, a freighter after 1:05 min that burned and a freighter after 35 sec, which began to sink by the stern. "Mokambo" was towed to Freetown roads, but sank on May 2nd.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : TS.37
Route of convoy : Tokoradi - Sierra Leone
Remark to convoy : Since Aug 1942, former LS.