Nummer: 11816
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 25.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 02:12 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 176 |
| Commander : | Dierksen |
| Grid : | BD 1667 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed result : | target visibly missed |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | ON.122 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | Viscount (D.92) |
| Year of launch : | 1917 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1188 ts |
| Actual result : | target visibly missed |
| Footnote : | Convoy Commodore on "Athelprince" reported a torpedo detonation on his starboard beam on 2:13 h. It seems likely that the detonation heard by U-438 and "Athelprince" came from the torpedo which was fired by U-176 at HMS "Viscount", a surface runner which detonated after 19 seconds. |
| Convoy : | ON.122 |
| Route of convoy : | United Kingdom - North America |
| Remark to convoy : | 1st series: Jul 1941 to Mar 1943 ON and ONS combined, later ON mit continuing and ONS with new numbering (counter traffic HX and SC) |
| updated on: | 26.11.2009 |
| Remark: | MISS |