Nummer: 16616


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 12.05.1943
Time of attack : 13:29
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 603
Commander : Baltz
Grid : BE 4416
presumed target type : Steam Freighter id
presumed tonnage : 4819 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : HX.237 s
Date of observation : 12.05.1943
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Brand
Year of launch : 1927
Actual tonnage : 4819 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 47.19n 24.41w


Convoy : HX.237 s
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.