Nummer: 14019
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 09.12.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 09:10 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 553 |
| Commander : | Thurmann |
| Grid : | AK 3510 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.217 |
| Date of observation : | 09.12.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 08:11 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Charles L.D. |
| Year of launch : | 1933 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5273 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 59.02n 30.45w |
| Convoy : | HX.217 |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |