Nummer: 14508
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 09.01.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 00:03 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 575 |
| Commander : | Heydemann |
| Grid : | DG 8672 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 4- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with preset course |
| Convoy : | TM.1 |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Footnote : | U-575 fired a 4-FAT spread and heard three detonations after 4:30 min. At this time HMS "Pimpernel" dropped depth charges. |
| Convoy : | TM.1 |
| Route of convoy : | Trinidad - Mediterranean (1942) |
| Remark to convoy : | Januar 1943, tanker convoy for Op. Torch |
| updated on: | 23.08.2013 |
| Remark: | 4er-FAT + 1 G7e |
| Changes: | a) 00u03 4er-FAT Schussmeldung nicht vorhanden b) 00u05 G7e Fehlschuss auf 10.000t-Tanker |