Nummer: 06917
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.10.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 05:38 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 553 |
| Commander : | Thurmann |
| Grid : | AL 0143 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed result : | target visibly missed |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | Highlander (H.44) |
| Actual tonnage : | 1340 ts |
Destroyer Highlander (H.44) ex Brazilian Jaguaribe (bis 1939)
| Convoy : | SC.48 |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Slow (Atlantic) Convoys since Aug 1940, fast ones = HX, counter traffic = ON. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | Fehlschuss ! |
| Changes: | 1) duikboot 17.04.05: missglückter Angriff auf br Tribal-Zerstörer 2) ASA-Korrekturexemplar (1983) sagt USS Plunkett. 3) Kolbicz 1/2010 sagt HMS Highlander |