Nummer: 17216a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 23.09.1943
Time of attack : 08:31
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 952
Commander : Curio
Grid : AJ 9353
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 10000 BRT
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : ON.202
Date of observation : 23.09.1943
Time of observation : 00:45
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Steel Voyager
Year of launch : 1920
Actual tonnage : 6198 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 53.18n 40.24w
Footnote : U-952 fired two T-3s which hit "Steel Voyager", another T-3, and a FAT. - "James G. Bennett" was hit by a dud.
related attacks : Angriff 1


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)