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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 20.01.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 16:33 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 453 |
| Commander : | Schlippenbach |
| Grid : | CH 8521 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | KMS.7G |
| Date of observation : | 20.01.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | Belgian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Jean Jadot |
| Year of launch : | 1929 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5859 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | Cape Tenes |
| Footnote : | U-453 fired a 4-torpedo spread against four ships in a convoy of 48 ships and heard three detonations. One ship was observed sinking. |
| Convoy : | KMS.7G |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - Gibraltar - North Africa |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Oct 1942, former OG (counter traffic = MKF, MKS). |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | KMS.7 |
| Changes: | 1) Mattesini (1988) p.328: KMS.7 |
