Nummer: 18904d


Area : Western Area
Sea area : US East Coast
Date of attack : 14.01.1945
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 1232
Commander : Dobratz
Grid : BB 7527
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : BX.141
Date of observation : 14.01.1945
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Fregate
Name of target : Ettrick (K.254)
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 1370 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 44.20n 63.24w
Footnote : U-1232 reported four ships totaling 30.400 gross tons sunk. -"Martin van Buren" was damaged and beached but was declared a total loss. - The Canadian frigate "Ettrick" was missed.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : BX.141
Route of convoy : Boston - Halifax
Remark to convoy : Since 1942 (counter traffic = XB)
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: br
Changes: 1) Rohwer, 10.10.95
2) Kolbicz (L2) 04.02: br