Nummer: 20305
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Sea area : | Kara Sea |
| Date of attack : | 28.08.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 11:16 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 302 |
| Commander : | Sickel |
| Grid : | XA 7542 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 2900 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | VA.8 |
| Date of observation : | 28.08.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 12:32 |
| Nationality of target : | Soviet |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Dikson |
| Year of launch : | 1936 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2900 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 75.43n 89.38e |
| Footnote : | U-302 fired a 4-torpedo spread and after a run-time of 2:56 min observed one hit on a ship of the Dikson-class which sank. Soviet sources, however, give the date of sinking of "Dikson" as Aug.26th or 28th near Luna Island. - The convoy is unknown, but was escorted by SKR-75 and T-60. |
| Convoy : | VA.8 |
| Route of convoy : | Vilkitzky - Port Dikson (soviet) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Jul 1943 - during summer only. Annual new numbering |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 2900grt, VA.8 |