Patrol info for U-188
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Jan 1944 | Penang | 19 Jun 1944 | Bordeaux | 171 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Siegfried Lüdden |
1WO Oblt. Karl-Heinz Meenen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-188
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We have 87 daily positions for the 171 days U-188 was at sea.
Departure from Penang on 1 Jan 1944.
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Arrival at Bordeaux on 19 Jun 1944.
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 | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1944
19 Jun 1944. June 19, 1944: The U-188 successfully arrives in Bordeaux with a cargo of tin, wolfram, opium and quinine after leaving Penang, Sumatra on January 9th. U-boat Control had assumed U-188 was sunk because the boat's radio had failed and it had been unable to send messages since early May.
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Attacks on U-188 during this patrol
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