Nummer: 11603a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 14.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 11:54 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 598 |
| Commander : | Holtorf |
| Grid : | DN 4782 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | TAW.12J |
| Date of observation : | 14.08.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 09:50 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Michael Jebsen |
| Year of launch : | 1927 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2323 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 21.45n 76.10w |
| Footnote : | U-598 reported misses after two 2-torpedo spreads, but there was no other attack, and the first two torpedoes must have hit "Michael Jebsen" which sank immediately. The second spread missed "Empire Corporal" but one torpedo hit "Standella", which was subsequently towed to Key West. The stern shot sank the commodore's ship "Empire Corporal". |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | TAW.12J |
| Route of convoy : | Trinidad - Aruba - Key West |
| Remark to convoy : | Jul to Aug 1942, then TAG. Counter traffic = WAT |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | Jebs-E-n, TAW.12J |