Nummer: 21117a
| Area : | Arctic Ocean |
| Sea area : | North Norway |
| Date of attack : | 17.02.1945 |
| Time of attack : | 10:15 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 968 |
| Commander : | Westphalen |
| Grid : | AC 8865 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed tonnage : | 1600 ts |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with gyro-angle and zig-zaggig course |
| Convoy : | RA.64 |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 Angriff 3 |
| Convoy : | RA.64 |
| Route of convoy : | Kola Fjord - Iceland - Loch Ewe |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Dec 1942, former QP (counter traffic = JW) |
| updated on: | 21.02.2005 |
| Remark: | 1015 LUT = |
| Changes: | 1) Niestlé 21.02.2005: 10:15 one LUT against "Grozny" destroyer with lattice mast. After 6:05min a yellowish flame and dark brown smoke cloud was seen near the destroyer, which partlydisappeared in the fog. No sinking noises heard. |