Nummer: 15601b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 11.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 05:03 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 86 |
| Commander : | Schug |
| Grid : | AK 9793 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with preset course |
| Convoy : | HX.228 |
| Date of observation : | 11.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 04:10 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Brant County |
| Year of launch : | 1915 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5001 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 52.05n 27.35w |
| Footnote : | U-86 attacked on the starboard side claiming to have sunk a tanker, which exploded, and a freighter. The tanker was actually the ammunition transport "Brant County". |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | HX.228 |
| 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. |