Nummer: 26417
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 26.10.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 18:43 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 504 |
| Commander : | Poske |
| Grid : | KZ 1864 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 12000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 26.10.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Anne Hutchinson |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7176 BRT |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 33.10s 28.30e |
| Footnote : | After breaking in two as a result of the attack, the after part of this ship sank on Oct.29th, 1942. The fore part was towed to Port Elizabeth by HMSAS "David Haigh" on Nov.1st, but was a loss. |
