Nummer: 14405a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 29.12.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 05:00 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 123 |
| Commander : | Schroeter |
| Grid : | BD 9882 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 9419 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Date of observation : | 29.12.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Shackleton (CAM) |
| Year of launch : | 1941 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7068 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 43.20n 27.18w |
| Footnote : | U-225/Leimkühler had already damaged "Empire Shackleton" with two torpedoes on Dec.28th at 23:55h (see FN.2934). - The ship was then missed two times by U-435/Strelow at 2:55h and 2:59h. - U-123/Schroeter hit "Empire Shackle+D797ton" at 5:00h with one torpedo, and she was definitly sunk from U-435/Strelow with gunfire at 5:43h. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |