Nummer: 24505a
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 30.03.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 20:15 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 596 |
| Commander : | Jahn |
| Grid : | CH 8292 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ET.16 |
| Date of observation : | 30.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 19:45 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Hallanger |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9551 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 36.55n 01.39e |
| Footnote : | U-596 reported five hits on two ships; the Italians reported hits on three ships. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | ET.16 |
| Route of convoy : | Bône - Gibraltar |
| Remark to convoy : | From Nov 1942 to July 1943 |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | nw |
| Changes: | 04.02.2018 Schussmeldungen eingefügt; TR |