Nummer: 11308a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 05.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 18:48 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 593 |
| Commander : | Kelbling |
| Grid : | AJ 9191 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.94 |
| Date of observation : | 05.08.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 16:50 |
| Nationality of target : | Dutch |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Spar |
| Year of launch : | 1924 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3616 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 53.05n 43.38w |
| Footnote : | U-593 observed a hit on a ship in the pos.12 ("Spar") and heard one detonation on the ship in pos.11 (not identified, yet) |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | SC.94 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |