Nummer: 05610
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 12.06.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 01:05 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 553 |
| Commander : | Thurmann |
| Grid : | BD 9389 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5100 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date when ship was reported missed : | 13.06.1941 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Susan Maersk |
| Year of launch : | 1923 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2355 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | Milford Haven - Curacao |
| Footnote : | The ship hit by U-553 sank in 60 sec. It must have been "Susan Maersk", considered lost on June 13th. |
Steam Freighter Susan Maersk ex Danish Susan Maersk (bis 1940)
| updated on: | 00.06.1999 |