Nummer: 24222b
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 07.02.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 02:00 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 77 |
| Commander : | Hartmann |
| Grid : | CH 8291 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | KMS.8 |
| Date of observation : | 07.02.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 01:50 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Banner |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6699 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 36.48n 01.32e |
| Footnote : | U-77 hit the ships in pos.13 and 14 of this convoy with a 4-torpedo spread. "Empire Webster" was finally hit by a coup de grâce at 06:12 h and sank. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | KMS.8 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - Gibraltar - North Africa |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Oct 1942, former OG (counter traffic = MKF, MKS). |