Nummer: 17705
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 03.01.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 03:52 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 744 |
| Commander : | Blischke |
| Grid : | AE 7877 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.217 |
| Date of observation : | 03.01.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 02:55 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Housman |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7359 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 60.50n 22.07w |
| Footnote : | "Empire Housman" had already been torpedoed on Dec.30th, 1943 by U-545. She was possibly not more but damaged by U-744, too. Following Allied sources she didn't sink before Jan.5th, 1944, 17:00 h. |
| Convoy : | ON.217 |
| 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) |
| updated on: | 30.12.2003 |
| Remark: | Anm. |
| Changes: | 1) Attwater, 30.12.93: Sank 05/01/1944 17:00 GMT |