<page_title> German submarine U-172 </page_title> <section_title> Summary of raiding history </section_title> <table> <cell> 8 October 1942 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Orcades <col_header> Ship </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Kingdom <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 23,456 <col_header> Tonnage </col_header> </cell> </table>
German submarine U-172 was boosted with the destruction of the British SS Orcades (23,456) in October.