Nummer: 17514
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 23.12.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 11:43 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 471 |
| Commander : | Kloevekorn |
| Grid : | AK 0164 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
| Convoy : | UT.3 |
| Date of observation : | 23.12.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Battleship |
| Name of target : | Arkansas (BB.33) |
| Year of launch : | 1911 |
| Actual tonnage : | 26066 ts |
| Actual result : | target visibly missed |
| Position of target : | 300sm W Rockall |
| Footnote : | U-471 heard one hit without detonation. In reality the US battleship "Arkansas" in the convoy observed one torpedo that missed. |
| Convoy : | UT.3 |
| Route of convoy : | U.S.A. - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Military convoys since Aug 1943 |