Nummer: 26708a


Area : Indic Ocean
Sea area : South Africa
Date of attack : 04.03.1943
Time of attack : 03:46
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 160
Commander : Lassen
Grid : KZ 2442
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : DN.21
Date of observation : 04.03.1943
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Marietta E.
Year of launch : 1940
Actual tonnage : 7628 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 31.49s 31.11e
Footnote : "Marietta E." had 8 LCPs (-673, -680, -684, -685, -689, -692, -693 and -727), each 10 ts, on board. - "Sheaf Crown" was damaged and towed to East London.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : DN.21
Route of convoy : Durban northbound (br)
Remark to convoy : Since Jan 1943
updated on: 00.00.0000