Nummer: 16906a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : Central Atlantic
Date of attack : 08.07.1943
Time of attack : 05:20
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 510
Commander : Eick
Grid : EP 4679
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : TJ.1
Date of observation : 08.07.1943
Time of observation : 05:20
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : B.P. Newton
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 10324 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 05.50n 50.20w
Footnote : In a first attack U-510 fired three torpedoes at 5:20h, 5:21h and 5:22h and reported hits on a tanker of 10.000 grt, a ship of 6.000 grt and a ship of 5.000 grt.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : TJ.1
Route of convoy : Trinidad - Rio de Janeiro
Remark to convoy : Since Jul 1943, former TB.