Nummer: 11617a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 17:56 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 566 |
| Commander : | Remus |
| Grid : | CF 4353 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 6710 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SL.118 |
| Date of observation : | 17.08.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Triton |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6607 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 39.31n 22.43w |
| Footnote : | U-566 fired a 3-torpedo spread against two ships and observed hits after 1:24 min, 1:26 min and 1:27 min. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | SL.118 |
| Route of convoy : | Sierra Leone (Freetown) - United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Sep 1939; from May 1943 combined with MKS in Atlantic, counter traffic = OS. |