Nummer: 26509
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 07.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 22:50 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 159 |
| Commander : | Witte |
| Grid : | GR 7599 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 8500 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date when ship was reported missed : | 29.10.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | La Salle |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5462 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 40.00s 21.30e |
| Footnote : | U-159 identified the ship as the ammunition freighter "Umtali" and observed her sinking after a big explosion. - But it was probably the ammunition freighter "La Salle", reported missing after Oct.29th, 1942. |
