Nummer: 21707
| Area : | Baltic Sea |
| Sea area : | Gulf of Finland |
| Date of minelaying : | 08.10.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 242 |
| Commander : | Pancke |
| Grid : | AO 3178 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Sea mine(s) |
| Date of sinking : | 28.10.1944 |
| Time of sinking : | 13:15 |
| Nationality of target : | Finnish |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Rigel |
| Year of launch : | 1937 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1495 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 60.00n 24.19e |
| Footnote : | "Rigel" was lost SW Obbnäs on mine barrage "Kuckucksei III" from Oct. 08th, 1944. At 14.10 h "Rigel" sank stern ahead. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link |
| updated on: | 25.06.2022 |
| Remark: | POS, FN, LINK |
| Changes: | 1) 14.06.2022 FMA-Hägar: Ergänzung durch Link & Fussnote 2) 22.06.2022 Arantales: Neue Zuordnung zu Kuckucksei III 2) Sotahistoriallinen aikakauskirj #27 (Helsinki 2008), S.197 |