Nummer: 14708d
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.01.1943 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 268 |
| Commander : | Heydemann |
| Grid : | -- ---- |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | No use of weapons |
| Convoy : | HX.222 |
| Date of observation : | 17.01.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 10:44 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Landing Craft |
| Name of target : | LCT 2344 |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 143 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | aboard "Vestfold" |
| Footnote : | "Steinbek" was a German ship attacked erroneously by U-134. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 Angriff 3 |
| Convoy : | HX.222 |
| 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. |