Nummer: 11717a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Carribean Sea |
| Date of attack : | 19.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 10:07 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 564 |
| Commander : | Suhren |
| Grid : | ED 9453 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | TAW.(S) |
| Date of observation : | 19.08.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 08:10 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
| Name of target : | British Consul |
| Year of launch : | 1924 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6940 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 11.58n 62.38w |
| Footnote : | U-564 observed three hits after 12 sec and one hit after 2:50 min. The tanker was probably hit by several torpedoes. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 Angriff 3 |
| Convoy : | TAW.(S) |
| Route of convoy : | Trinidad - Aruba - Key West |
| Remark to convoy : | Jul to Aug 1942, then TAG. Counter traffic = WAT |