Nummer: 08102
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 24.02.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 06:51 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 558 |
| Commander : | Krech |
| Grid : | BC 8698 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ONS.67 |
| Date of observation : | 24.02.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 02:55 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Eidanger |
| Year of launch : | 1938 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9432 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 44.11n 43.25w |
| Footnote : | U-558 heard two detonations and observed one smoke cloud rising near the bow. - "Eidanger" stopped but remained afloat. After she was torpedoed for a second time she was abandoned and the survivors were picked up by "Toward", who had observed the second attack (see FN.1659 and FN.1663). |
| Convoy : | ONS.67 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |