Nummer: 07409
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.01.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 11:21 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 203 |
| Commander : | Mützelburg |
| Grid : | BB 6655 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Footnote : | "Octavian" had been enroute from Galveston (Texas) to St. John (New Brunswick), and not bound for St. John’s (Newfoundland). Unlikely that she was torpedoed and sunk by U-203 off Cape Race (SE-coast of Newfoundland). |
