Patrol info for U-188
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 1 Jan 1944 | Penang | 19 Jun 1944 | Bordeaux | 171 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Siegfried Lüdden |
1WO Oblt. Karl-Heinz Meenen |
U-188's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 05.25N100.20E, 05.27N 91.51E, 02.45N 80.09E, 03.39N 76.33E,08.19N66.40E,13.04N56.30E,13.13N55.56E,12.30N50.10E, 11.45N 51.21E,13.00N54.20E, 13.33N 54.03E, 13.33N 57.39E, 12.39N 59.27E,12.30N57.50E, 20.45N 67.33E, 09.03N 61.15E, 00.03N 63.03E, 09.51S 63.03E, 12.33S 63.03E, 16.09S 63.57E, 17.03S 62.09E, 19.45S 64.51E, 21.33S 64.51E, 28.45S 72.48E, 24.15S 72.48E, 31.27S 72.48E, 31.27S 66.48E, 33.15S 63.12E, 35.03S 60.48E, 35.57S 50.00E, 36.51S 54.48E, 37.45S 52.24E, 37.45S 51.12E, 38.39S 46.24E, 38.39S 42.48E, 39.33S 40.15E, 40.27S 38.45E, 41.21S 35.45E, 41.21S 32.45E, 48.33S 29.45E, 49.27S 26.45E, 43.57S 23.54E, 42.09S 19.06E, 41.15S 16.42E, 42.09S 14.18E, 38.33S 13.06E, 36.45S 10.42E, 34.57S 08.18E, 33.09S 07.06E, 32.15S 04.42E, 30.27S 03.30E, 28.39S 01.15E, 27.45S 00.33W, 25.57S 02.21W, 24.09S 04.09W, 23.15S 05.57W, 22.21S 04.09W, 03.27S 32.03W, 01.39S 32.57W, 01.57N 32.57W, 04.21S 33.51W, 09.45S 23.57W, 07.03S 24.51W, 04.21S 25.45W, 01.39S 25.45W, 00.09N 26.39W, 03.45N 29.21W, 03.45N 29.21W, 03.45N 29.21W, 04.39N 30.15W, 09.09N 28.27W, 10.57N 28.27W, 16.21N 32.57W, 19.57N 38.21W, 19.03N 35.39W, 20.51N 37.27W, 20.51N 39.15W, 21.45N 40.09W, 21.45N 40.09W, 21.45N 40.09W, 22.39N 39.15W, 24.27N 37.27W, 34.21N 15.42W, 38.51N 10.54W, 43.21N 04.54W, 43.21N 03.42W,44.50N00.34W
We have 87 daily positions for the 171 days U-188 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-188 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | Fort Buckingham | 7,122 |  | br | ||
| 25 Jan 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | Fort la Maune | 7,130 | | br | ||
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | Samouri | 7,219 | | br | ||
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden |  | Surada | 5,427 | | br | |
| 29 Jan 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | | Olga E. Embiricos | 4,677 |  | gr | |
| 3 Feb 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | | Chung Cheng | 7,176 |  | ch | |
| 9 Feb 1944 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | | Viva | 3,798 |  | nw | |
| 42,549 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (42,549 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #43
ms = 08.19N66.40E,13.04N56.30E,13.00N55.15E,13.13N55.56E,12.30N50.10E,13.00N54.20E,12.30N57.50E
We have positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-188 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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