Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
German submarine U-371
Table title:
Summary of raiding history
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nationality </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tonnage </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fate </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 June 1941 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Silverpalm </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,373 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 June 1941 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Vigrid </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Norway </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,765 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 July 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shahristan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,935 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 July 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sitoebondo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Netherlands </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,049 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 January 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > HMT Jura </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Royal Navy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 545 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 January 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ville de Strasbourg </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,159 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23 February 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fintra </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,089 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 February 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Daniel Carroll </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,176 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 April 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Merope </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Netherlands </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,162 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 July 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gulfprince </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,561 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 July 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Matthew Maury </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,176 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 August 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Contractor </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 October 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > HMS Hythe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Royal Navy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 656 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 October 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > USS Bristol </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States Navy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,630 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 October 1943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James Russell Lowel </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,176 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Total loss </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 March 1944 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dempo </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Netherlands </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17,024 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sunk </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 March 1944 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maiden Creek </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,165 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Total loss </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 May 1944 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > USS Menges </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States Navy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,200 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 May 1944 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > FFL Sénégalais </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free French Naval Forces </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,300 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Damaged </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How destructive was U-371 on 17 March 1944?
Answer:
On the 17th, German submarine U-371 sank the 17,024 ton Dutch Dempo, and badly damaged the 6,165 ton American Maiden Creek.