Nummer: 16516
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 05.05.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 07:07 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 264 |
| Commander : | Looks |
| Grid : | AJ 6465 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 5000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | ONS.5 s |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Wentworth ? |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Position of target : | [55.03n 43.15w] |
| Footnote : | U-264 fired 3 torpedoes against a wreck. According to her attack position the target may have been "Harbury", but U-264 may have struck as well the course of HMS "Loosestrife", which was going to sink "Wentworth". Immediately after her attack, U-264 herself was attacked from HMS "Loosestrife", but didn't suffer any damage. - "Harbury" was definitly sunk by U-628 (see note 9). |
| Convoy : | ONS.5 s |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America (slow) |
| Remark to convoy : | 2nd series: Apr 1943 with new numbering (counter traffic SC) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |