Nummer: 20208
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Date of attack : | 05.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 09:26 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 255 |
| Commander : | Reche |
| Grid : | AB 5939 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | RA.53 |
| Date of observation : | 05.03.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Executive |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4978 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 72.44n 11.27e |
| Footnote : | U-255 fired a 3-torpedo spread and heard two detonations. U-boats and air-recon reported both ships sinking. But "Richard Bland" was only damaged - she was sunk five days later, on March 10th, 1943 by three torpedoes of U-255. |
| Convoy : | RA.53 |
| Route of convoy : | Kola Fjord - Iceland - Loch Ewe |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Dec 1942, former QP (counter traffic = JW) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 4978+, Anm. |
| Changes: | Rayner/01 15.5.00: versenkt. |