Nummer: 06619a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 22.09.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 02:22 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 68 |
| Commander : | Merten |
| Grid : | DT 2595 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SL.87 |
| Date of observation : | 22.09.1941 |
| Time of observation : | 02:26 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Silverbelle |
| Year of launch : | 1927 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5302 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 25.45n 24w |
| Footnote : | U-68 observed two hits on the first ship with a boiler explosion, a fire column on a second ship with only a small detonation, and a hit on a tanker which was observed with a heavy list on the next day, supported by two escorts. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | SL.87 |
| Route of convoy : | Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS. |