Nummer: 15407b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 08.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 18:23 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 527 |
| Commander : | Uhlig |
| Grid : | -- ---- |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | No use of weapons |
| Convoy : | SC.121 s |
| Date of observation : | 08.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 15:30 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Landing Craft |
| Name of target : | LCT 2480 |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 143 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | aboard "Fort Lamy" |
| Footnote : | U-527 reported one ship of "Alphacca"-type sunk, possibly "Fort Lamy" with LCT 2480 on board. She became a straggler, when she had stopped her engines for 30 min. to secure her lifeboats (Staement by survivors, 4 May 1943). |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | SC.121 s |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |