Nummer: 16903c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Brasilian Coast
Date of attack : 07.07.1943
Time of attack : 06:07
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 185
Commander : Maus
Grid : FC 7179
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 7000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : BT.18
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-185 probably made two attacks. In the first, hits on two ships were observed. The ships were left in sinking condition. An additional megnetic detonation was heard. In the second attack, an ammunition freighter exploded, and another ship slowly sank.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : BT.18
Route of convoy : Bahia - Trinidad
Remark to convoy : Nov 1942 to Jul 1943 (counter traffic = TB), then JT.