Nummer: 16714d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Brasilian Coast
Date of attack : 28.05.1943
Time of attack : 04:43
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 154
Commander : Kusch
Grid : FB 9621
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : BT.14
Footnote : U-154 fired six torpedoes, and reported one tanker damaged, one freighter sunk, one tanker probably sunk, and two freighters sunk. "Florida" was towed to Fortaleza by USS "Saucy", "Cardinal Gibbons" arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Jun.5th and "John Worthington" was towed to Galveston for repair on Jun.10th.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3
Angriff 4


Convoy : BT.14
Route of convoy : Bahia - Trinidad
Remark to convoy : Nov 1942 to Jul 1943 (counter traffic = TB), then JT.