Nummer: 19321
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 05.04.1945 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 853 ? |
| Commander : | Frömsdorf |
| Grid : | -- ---- |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | unknown |
| Date of observation : | 05.04.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 22:40 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
| Name of target : | Atlantic States |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 8537 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 42.07n 70w |
| Footnote : | U-548/Krempl and U-853/Frömsdorf were operating off Cape Cod (east of Boston). When Axel Niestlé undertook a reassessment of U-boat losses at the US east coast in 1990, Jürgen Rohwer came to the conclusion that "Atlantic States" had been attacked by U-853. |
| Convoy : | unknown |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
ASS: Verwirrung um den Angreifer | |
S/S ATLANTIC STATES (uboat.net) |
| updated on: | 11.01.2015 |
| Remark: | U853, Anm. neu |
| Changes: | Previously recorded fate: U857 sunk 7.4.45 in 42.22n 69.46w 1) Niestlè 1990: attack on 7.4.45 on non-sub target 2) Niestlé 1990: U548 sunk 19.4.45 in 42.19n 61.45w 3) Rohwer, Chronology 2005: U853 instead of U857 4) U857 lost April 1945 (NHB 1994) |