Nummer: 02610
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 24.08.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 14:14 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Rösing |
| Grid : | AM 2743 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8670 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.65 s |
| Date of observation : | 24.08.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 12:37 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Tanker |
| Name of target : | La Brea |
| Year of launch : | 1916 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6666 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 57.24n 11.21w |
Steam Tanker La Brea ex American La Brea (bis 1940)
| Convoy : | HX.65 s |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |