Nummer: 14408
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 29.12.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 08:13 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 225 |
| Commander : | Leimkühler |
| Grid : | CE 2332 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker id |
| presumed tonnage : | 4990 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.154s |
| Date of observation : | 29.12.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | Belgian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | President Francqui |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4919 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 43.23n 27.14w |
| Footnote : | U-225/Leimkühler had already hit "President Francqui" on Dec.28th at 23:53h without great effect (see FN.2934). - U-336/Hunger attacked "President Francqui" with three torpedoes which were duds. - The ship was then stopped from U-225 with one torpedo at 8:13h. - After two additional dud hits at 9:16h and 10:10h the ship was sunk by a torpedo from U-336/Hunger at 10:25h. |
| Convoy : | ON.154s |
| 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) |