Nummer: 19009b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Gibraltar Area |
| Date of attack : | 17.02.1945 |
| Time of attack : | 11:00 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 300 |
| Commander : | Hein |
| Grid : | CG 95-- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | UGS.72 |
| Date of observation : | 17.02.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 11:00 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Regent Lion |
| Year of launch : | 1937 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9551 BRT |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 35.56n 05.45w |
| Footnote : | Survivors of U-300 reported the attack against convoy UGS.72. The U-Boat was attacked by the British armed yacht "Evadne" after the attack and therefore could not report her success. - "Regent Lion" was towed to Tangiers on Feb.19th, but was declared a total loss. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
| Convoy : | UGS.72 |
| Route of convoy : | U.S.A. - Gibraltar (slow) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Oct 1942, initially for Op. Torch, then to ports in Northwest-Africa |