Patrol info for U-188
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 30 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 30 Oct 1943 | Penang | 123 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Siegfried Lüdden |
1WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Meenen |
U-188's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W, 46.57N 06.15W, 45.09N 06.06W, 44.15N 08.30W, 44.15N 12.15W, 42.27N 13.18W, 42.27N 14.30W, 42.27N 15.42W, 41.33N 16.54W, 39.45N 21.42W, 36.09N 21.42W, 33.27N 25.18W, 34.21N 30.06W, 33.27N 30.06W, 31.39N 31.18W, 29.51N 32.30W, 27.09N 33.42W, 27.09N 33.42W, 27.09N 33.42W, 25.21N 32.57W, 22.39N 32.03W, 20.51N 31.09W, 20.51N 32.03W, 20.51N 32.03W, 20.51N 32.03W, 16.21N 31.09W, 14.33N 30.15W, 11.51N 28.27W, 09.09N 27.33W, 07.21N 26.39W, 05.33N 24.51W, 02.51N 23.03W, 01.03N 21.15W, 01.39S 20.21W, 03.27S 19.27W, 06.09S 20.21W, 07.57S 15.51W, 09.45S 14.03W, 12.27S 12.15W, 15.09S 11.21W, 17.51S 09.33W, 19.39S 07.45W, 21.27S 05.57W, 24.09S 03.03E, 25.03S 02.21W, 26.51S 00.33W, 29.33S 00.21E, 30.27S 01.06E, 32.15S 03.30E, 34.03S 04.42E, 35.51S 07.06E, 37.39S 09.30E, 38.33S 13.06E, 40.21S 15.30E, 41.15S 17.54E, 41.15S 21.30E, 41.15S 23.54E, 39.27S 23.54E, 39.33S 29.45E, 38.39S 33.12E, 38.39S 35.36E, 37.45S 39.12E, 37.45S 41.36E, 36.51S 45.12E, 35.57S 47.36E, 34.09S 50.00E, 32.21S 52.24E, 30.33S 54.48E, 29.39S 57.12E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 19.45S 54.57E,02.08N50.10E, 18.57N 58.33E, 20.45N 60.21E, 23.27N 59.27E, 25.15N 57.39E,24.21N58.02E, 24.21N 58.33E, 24.21N 61.15E, 10.51N 75.39E,05.25N100.20E
We have 85 daily positions for the 123 days U-188 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-188 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1943 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | Cornelia P. Spencer | 7,176 |  | am | ||
| 5 Oct 1943 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | Britannia (d.) | 9,977 |  | nw | ||
| 17,153 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (7,176 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,977 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #38
ms = 02.08N50.10E,24.21N58.02E
We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-188 during this patrol
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