Nummer: 17207


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 22.09.1943
Time of attack : 23:57
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 952
Commander : Curio
Grid : AK 7156
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : ON.202
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-952 heard a gnat detonation after 10:03 min, certainly an end-of-run detonation. The target may have been HMS "Itchen" or "Renoncule".


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)