German submarine U-255
Ships attacked

German submarine U-255

Section Title: Ships attacked
Table Section Text: None

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate and location

6 July 1942	John Witherspoon	United States	7,191	Sunk at 72°05′N 40°30′E / 72.083°N 40.500°E

7 July 1942	Alcoa Ranger	United States	5,116	Sunk at 71°38′N 49°35′E / 71.633°N 49.583°E

8 July 1942	Olopana	United States	6,069	Sunk at 72°10′N 51°00′E / 72.167°N 51.000°E

13 July 1942	Paulus Potter	Netherlands	7,168	Sunk at 70°00′N 52°00′E / 70.000°N 52.000°E

20 September 1942	Silver Sword	United States	4,937	Sunk at 75°52′N 00°20′W / 75.867°N 0.333°W

26 January 1943	Krasnyj Partizan	Soviet Union	2,418	Sunk at 73°45′N 17°30′E / 73.750°N 17.500°E

29 January 1943	Ufa	Soviet Union	1,892	Sunk at 73°40′N 24°30′E / 73.667°N 24.500°E

3 February 1943	Greylock	United States	7,460	Sunk at 70°52′N 00°21′W / 70.867°N 0.350°W

5 March 1943	Executive	United States	4,978	Sunk at 72°44′N 11°27′E / 72.733°N 11.450°E

10 March 1943	Richard Bland	United States	7,191	Total loss at 66°53′N 14°10′W / 66.883°N 14.167°W

27 July 1943	Akademik Shokalskij	Soviet Union	411	Sunk at Grid AT 3513

9 March 1944	USS Leopold (DE-319)	United States Navy	1,200	Sunk at 58°44′N 25°50′W / 58.733°N 25.833°W

Sentence(s)

On 20 September, the German submarine U-255 attacked the 4,937 ton American merchant ship Silver Sword.

final_sentence: On 20 September, the German submarine U-255 attacked the 4,937 ton American merchant ship Silver Sword.