Nummer: 17303


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 08.10.1943
Time of attack : 03:31
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 610
Commander : Freyberg-Eisenberg
Grid : AK 6371
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : damaged
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : SC.143
Actual tonnage : ---- --
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : U-610 heard one gnat detonation after 8 min, most probably an end-of-run detonation.


Convoy : SC.143
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.