Nummer: 26511
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 09.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 21:13 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 177 |
| Commander : | Gysae |
| Grid : | KZ 4742 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Tanker |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) + Gunfire |
| Date of observation : | 09.11.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 22:04 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Motor Tanker |
| Name of target : | Cerion |
| Year of launch : | 1938 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2588 BRT |
| Actual result : | damaged |
| Position of target : | 35.58s 26.37e |
| Footnote : | U-177 missed "Cerion" with 5 torpedoes before damaging the vessel with gunfire (KTB U-177; Lloyds War Losses Vol II.) |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | -MT |
| Changes: | 1) Zimmerman 6.1996 2) Kolbicz/E265 02.02: -M 3) Kolbicz (L2) 04.02: -MT |