Nummer: 02614b
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 25.08.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 02:46 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 48 |
| Commander : | Rösing |
| Grid : | AM 2583 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | - |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.65A |
| Date of observation : | 25.08.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 02:00 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Empire Merlin |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5763 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 58.30n 10.15w |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Steam Freighter Empire Merlin ex American West Isleta (bis 1940)
| Convoy : | HX.65A |
| 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. |