<page_title> German submarine U-504 </page_title> <section_title> Summary of raiding history </section_title> <table> <cell> 17 October 1942 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Empire Chaucer <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Kingdom <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,970 <col_header> Tonnage </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sunk <col_header> Fate </col_header> </cell> </table>
On 17 October, German submarine U-504 sank the British 5,970 ton Empire Chaucer.