Nummer: 08914
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | US East Coast |
| Date of attack : | 10.04.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 06:27 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 552 |
| Commander : | Topp |
| Grid : | DC 1246 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 10.04.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 04:29 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
| Name of target : | Tamaulipas |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6943 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 34.25n 76.00w |
| Footnote : | "Esparta", "Malchace" and "Tamaulipas" were sunk in shallow water, but were total losses. |
Steam Tanker Tamaulipas ex American Hugoton (bis 1941)