Nummer: 20016
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Date of attack : | 20.09.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 18:15 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 255 |
| Commander : | Reche |
| Grid : | AB 1648 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 9000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | QP.14 |
| Date of observation : | 20.09.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 17:20 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Silver Sword |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4937 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 75.52n 00.20w |
| Convoy : | QP.14 |
| Route of convoy : | Russia - Iceland |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1941 to Dec 1942, then RA (counter traffic = PQ) |