Nummer: 24706
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 27.06.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 17:04 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 73 |
| Commander : | Deckert |
| Grid : | CH 8343 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | XTG.2 |
| Date of observation : | 27.06.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 17:03 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Fleet Oiler |
| Name of target : | Abbeydale |
| Year of launch : | 1937 |
| Actual tonnage : | 8299 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 36.53n 01.55e |
| Convoy : | XTG.2 |
| Route of convoy : | Alexandria - Tripoli - Gibraltar |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Jun 1943 (counter traffic = GTX) |