Nummer: 13212
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 02.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 06:06 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 438 |
| Commander : | Franzius |
| Grid : | AJ 8674 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | SC.107 |
| Date of observation : | 02.11.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Hartington |
| Year of launch : | 1932 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5496 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 52.30n 45.30w |
| Footnote : | U-522 observed one hit on an ammunition ship and one on a heavy oil tanker after 1:25 min and 1:24 min, and reported both ships to be sinking. In reality the detonations occurred between the 8th and 9th columns. "Hartington" in pos. No.73 was hit by U-522 and sunk after an additional hit by U-438 and a coup de grâce from U-521. |
| Convoy : | SC.107 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |