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- Projekt ASS: U-Boot-Erfolge der Achsenmächte 1939-1945
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| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Carribean Sea |
| Date of attack : | 13.09.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 08:28 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 558 |
| Commander : | Krech |
| Grid : | ED 8296 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | TAG.5 |
| Date of observation : | 13.09.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 06:00 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Vilja |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6672 BRT |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 12.15n 62.52w |
| Footnote : | "Vilja" was towed to United States and was declared a total loss, thereafter (Lloyd's War Losses, p.534). |
| Convoy : | TAG.5 |
| Route of convoy : | Trinidad - Aruba - Guantanamo |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Aug 1942, former TAW. Counter traffic = GAT |
| updated on: | 18.01.2004 |
| Remark: | Anm.: $ |
