Nummer: 25513a
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | Western Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 17.03.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 09:38 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 371 |
| Commander : | Mehl |
| Grid : | CH 9566 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 8000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
| Convoy : | SNF.17 |
| Date of observation : | 17.03.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 08:50 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Maiden Creek II |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6165 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 37.08n 05.27e |
| Footnote : | U-371 observed one hit on a first and two hits on a second ship. A further detonation was heard on a third ship. "Maiden Creek II" was sunk by a coup de grâce at 13:50h. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | SNF.17 |
| Route of convoy : | Naples - Oran |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep.1943 to Nov.1944. Counter traffic = NSF. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | 6165= |
| Changes: | 1) Zimmerman 12.1997: Maiden Creek (II) 2) Moore, A careless word (1984), p.178 3) Kolbicz E255: 6165= |