Nummer: 17401a


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 31.10.1943
Time of attack : 09:25
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 262
Commander : Franke
Grid : BE 5715
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat)
Convoy : MKS.28
Footnote : U-262 fired two t-3 and two FAT torpedoes, and heard four detonations. One gnat hit on a destroyer was heard after 6:30 min. Sinking noises were heard; and in addition the sinking of a second ship and a hit on a third one were assumed.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : MKS.28
Route of convoy : Mittelmeer - United Kingdom (slow)
Remark to convoy : Since Nov 1942; since May 1943 combined mit SL in Atlantic (counter traffic = KMS)