Nummer: 17016
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | US East Coast |
| Date of attack : | 05.08.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 21:37 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 566 |
| Commander : | Hornkohl |
| Grid : | CA 8152 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed tonnage : | 1850 ts |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 05.08.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Armed Yacht |
| Name of target : | Plymouth (PG.57) |
| Year of launch : | 1931 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2265 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 36.17n 74.29w |
Armed Yacht Plymouth (PG.57) ex American (bis 1941)
| updated on: | 18.03.2017 |
| Remark: | ts statt BRT |