Nummer: 15507c


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 10.03.1943
Time of attack : 01:05
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 229
Commander : Schetelig
Grid : AL 2537
Convoy : SC.121
Date of observation : 10.03.1943
Time of observation : 00:07
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Landing Craft
Name of target : LCT 2341
Year of launch : 1943
Actual tonnage : 143 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : aboard "Bonneville"
Footnote : U-405 attacked at 23:35 GMT and observed two hits from starboard on a ship which sank. From allied sources "Bonneville" was sunk at 00:07 GMT, which ist the time of U-229's attack. The observation that "Bonneville" was hit on starboard side, came from one of the escort ships and is a contradiction to observations of survivors of "Bonneville".
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


Convoy : SC.121
Route of convoy : Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON.
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: T gestrichen