Nummer: 14310b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 28.12.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 22:36 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 260 |
| Commander : | Purkhold |
| Grid : | BD 9881 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 4000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Date of observation : | 28.12.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 21:45 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Wagtail |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4893 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 43.17n 27.22w |
| Footnote : | U-260 reported a ship sunk with one torpedo, and a second one sunk with three. A third ship was damaged by one torpedo. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Steam Freighter Empire Wagtail ex American Point Lobos (bis 1941)
| Convoy : | ON.154 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |