Nummer: 18710
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Date of attack : | 24.12.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 486 |
| Commander : | Meyer |
| Grid : | BF 3553 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 11000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | WEP.3 |
| Date of observation : | 24.12.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 17:54 |
| Nationality of target : | Belgian |
| Actual type of target : | Passenger Liner |
| Name of target : | Leopoldville |
| Year of launch : | 1929 |
| Actual tonnage : | 11509 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 49.45n 01.34w |
| Convoy : | WEP.3 |
| Route of convoy : | Isle of Wight - Normandy (France) |
| Remark to convoy : | In Dec 1944 |