Nummer: 24707
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | North African Seaway |
| Date of attack : | 30.06.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 22:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 453 |
| Commander : | Schlippenbach |
| Grid : | CO 5712 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | GTX.3 |
| Date of observation : | 01.07.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 00:03 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Oligarch |
| Year of launch : | 1918 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6894 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 32.57n 21.10e |
| Footnote : | U-453 reported one of three ships torpedoed. One more detonation was heard, probably on the same ship. |
| Convoy : | GTX.3 |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - Tripoli - Port Said |
| Remark to convoy : | From May to August 1943, only 5 convoys (counter traffic XTG) |