Nummer: 11403a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 15:18 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 176 |
| Commander : | Dierksen |
| Grid : | AK 0247 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 9000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.94 |
| Date of observation : | 08.08.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 13:25 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Trehata |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4817 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 56.30n 32.14w |
| Footnote : | U-176 fired three 2-torpedo spreads. There were hits heard after 1:20 min (2), 1:34 min, and 2:11 min. Then sinking noises were heard. Probably hit "Trehata" (pos.51), "Kelso" (pos.52) and "Mount Kassion" (pos.53). The last one did not sink until the forenoon of Aug.9th. The ships in pos. 73 and 64 , "Kaimoku" and "Anneberg", probably were hit by U-379, sunk by HMCS Dianthus before sending of a report. "Anneberg" was sunk by an escort on Aug.8th, 1942. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 Angriff 3 Angriff 4 |
| 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. |