Nummer: 17111


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 20.09.1943
Time of attack : 21:56
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 645
Commander : Ferro
Grid : AK 3932
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : ON.202
Date of observation : 20.09.1943
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Frederick Douglass
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 7176 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 57.03n 28.08w
Footnote : U-238 reported two hits on the ships in pos.21 and pos.11 of the convoy. "Frederick Douglass" was damaged and definitly sunk in the evening by a coup de grâce from U-645.


Convoy : ON.202
Route of convoy : United Kingdom - North America
Remark to convoy : 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: ON.202s