Nummer: 27611
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 20.08.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 19:41 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 861 |
| Commander : | Oesten |
| Grid : | JA 1125 |
| presumed target type : | Tanker |
| presumed tonnage : | 8465 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | DN.68 |
| Date of observation : | 20.08.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 19:41 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Daronia |
| Year of launch : | 1939 |
| Actual tonnage : | 8139 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 31.10s 38e |
| Convoy : | DN.68 |
| Route of convoy : | Durban northbound (br) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Jan 1943 |