German submarine U-172
Summary of raiding history
* Sailing ship

German submarine U-172

Section Title: Summary of raiding history
Table Section Text: * Sailing ship

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate

27 May 1942	Athelknight	United Kingdom	8,490	Sunk

3 June 1942	City of Alma	United States	5,446	Sunk

5 June 1942	Delfina	United States	3,480	Sunk

8 June 1942	Sicilien	United States	1,654	Sunk

14 June 1942	Lebore	United States	8,289	Sunk

15 June 1942	Bennestvet	Norway	2,438	Sunk

18 June 1942	Motorex	United Kingdom	1,958	Sunk

23 June 1942	Resolute *	Colombia	35	Sunk

9 July 1942	Santa Rita	United States	8,379	Sunk

7 October 1942	Chicksaw City	United States	6,196	Sunk

7 October 1942	Firethorn	Panama	4,700	Sunk

8 October 1942	Orcades	United Kingdom	23,456	Sunk

31 October 1942	Aldington Court	United Kingdom	4,891	Sunk

2 November 1942	Llandilo	United Kingdom	4,996	Sunk

23 November 1942	Benlomond	United Kingdom	6,630	Sunk

28 November 1942	Alaskan	United States	5,364	Sunk

4 March 1943	City of Pretoria	United Kingdom	6,049	Sunk

13 March 1943	Thorstrand	Norway	3,041	Sunk

13 March 1943	Keystone	United States	5,565	Sunk

16 March 1943	Benjamin Harrison	United States	7,191	Sunk

29 March 1943	Moanda	Belgium	4,621	Sunk

28 June 1943	Vernon City	United Kingdom	4,748	Sunk

12 July 1943	African Star	United States	6,507	Sunk

15 July 1943	Harmonic	United Kingdom	4,558	Sunk

24 July 1943	Fort Chilcotin	United Kingdom	7,133	Sunk

Sentence(s)

German submarine U-172 was boosted with the destruction of the British SS Orcades (23,456) in October.

final_sentence: German submarine U-172 was boosted with the destruction of the British SS Orcades (23,456) in October.