Nummer: 04013
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 31.12.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 21:11 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 38 |
| Commander : | Liebe |
| Grid : | AL 2787 |
| presumed target type : | Motor Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 3739 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | HX.97 s |
| Date when ship was reported missed : | 29.12.1940 |
| Nationality of target : | Swedish |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Freighter |
| Name of target : | Valparaiso |
| Year of launch : | 1917 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4979 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 60.01n 23.00w |
| Footnote : | "Valparaiso" departed Halifax on Dec.18th for England and was reported the last time on Dec.29th with convoy HX.97. She was reported missing thereafter. |
| Convoy : | HX.97 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. |
| updated on: | 15.05.2000 |
| Remark: | 4979grt, -M |
| Changes: | 1) Rayner/.. 15.05.00: 4979grt 2) Kolbicz (L2) 04.02: -M |