Nummer: 11605c
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 14.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 11:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 598 |
| Commander : | Holtorf |
| Grid : | DN 4781 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 12000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| 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 Tanker |
| Name of target : | Empire Corporal |
| Year of launch : | 1922 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6972 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 |
Steam Tanker Empire Corporal ex British British Corporal (bis 1942)
| Convoy : | TAW.12J |
| Route of convoy : | Trinidad - Aruba - Key West |
| Remark to convoy : | Jul to Aug 1942, then TAG. Counter traffic = WAT |