Nummer: 26501
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 01.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 15:33 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 178 |
| Commander : | Ibbeken |
| Grid : | KP 8611 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 8400 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 01.11.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Mendoza |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 8233 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 29.20s 32.13e |
