Nummer: 13808c
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 18.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 09:56 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 43 |
| Commander : | Schwantke |
| Grid : | BC 2241 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.109 |
| Date of observation : | 18.11.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 08:45 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Brilliant |
| Year of launch : | 1930 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9131 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 50.45n 45.53w |
| Footnote : | U-43 observed two hits after 1:44 min on an ammunition freighter, which exploded with a column of fire rising 200 m. The next shot missed a tanker and hit a ship deyond, and the third shot hit and stopped the tanker. "Brilliant" sank under tow on Jan.25th, 1943. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | SC.109 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | damaged + |