Nummer: 24808
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 05.08.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 11:27 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 453 |
| Commander : | Schlippenbach |
| Grid : | CN 3273 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | Task F. |
| Name of target : | Zerstörer |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Position of target : | 10nm S Syracus |
| Footnote : | U-453 attacked task force (battleship escorted by six destroyers), and heard two detonations after 8:00 min. |
| Convoy : | Task F. |