Nummer: 17116
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 21.09.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 00:28 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 229 |
| Commander : | Schetelig |
| Grid : | AK 2889 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
| Convoy : | ON.202 |
| Actual tonnage : | ---- -- |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Footnote : | U-229 attacked the convoy at the same time as U-952. She assumed a hit on a destroyer, but her observation was possibly the sinking of HMS "Polyanthus" by U-952. |
| Convoy : | ON.202 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |