Nummer: 19905
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Sea area : | Barents Sea |
| Date of attack : | 07.07.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 09:27 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 255 |
| Commander : | Reche |
| Grid : | AT 4876 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 5120 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) + Gunfire |
| Convoy : | PQ.17 d |
| Date of observation : | 07.07.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Alcoa Ranger |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5116 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 71.20n 51.00e |
Steam Freighter Alcoa Ranger ex American Sarcoxie (bis 1940)
| Convoy : | PQ.17 d |
| Route of convoy : | Iceland - Russia |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1941 to Dec 1942, then JW (counter traffic = QP) |