Nummer: 24316
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 27.02.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 11:12 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 565 |
| Commander : | Franken |
| Grid : | CH 7684 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | TE.16 |
| Date of observation : | 27.02.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Seminole |
| Year of launch : | 1936 |
| Actual tonnage : | 10389 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 35.33n 02.33w |
| Footnote : | U-565 observed the sinking of a tanker by the stern. Italian sources reported a further steamer damaged. |
| Convoy : | TE.16 |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - North Africa (Torch eastb.) |
| Remark to convoy : | Operation Torch (1943) |