Ships hit by U-178
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| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 10 Oct, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken |  | Duchess of Atholl | 20.119 |  | br | |
| 1 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Mendoza | 8.233 | | br | |
| 4 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Hai Hing | 2.561 |  | nw | ||
| 4 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Trekieve | 5.244 | | br | |
| 13 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Louise Moller | 3.764 | | br | ||
| 15 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Adviser (d.) | 6.348 | | br | |
| 27 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Jeremiah Wadsworth | 7.176 |  | am | ||
| 1 Jun, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Salabangka | 6.586 |  | nl | CD-20 |
| 4 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Breiviken | 2.669 | | nw | DN-50 | |
| 4 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Michael Livanos | 4.774 |  | gr | ||
| 11 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Mary Livanos | 4.771 | | gr | ||
| 14 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Robert Bacon | 7.197 | | am | ||
| 17 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | City of Canton | 6.692 | | br | ||
| 27 Dec, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Spahr | | José Navarro | 7.244 | | am | |
| 93.378 | ||||||||
| 13 ships sunk (87.030 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6.348 tons).
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