Nummer: 26716
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Date of attack : | 20.03.1943 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | I-27 |
| Commander : | Fukumura |
| Grid : | Nine Degree Channel |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 20.03.1943 |
| Time of observation : | 15:30 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Fort Mumford |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7132 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | Colombo - Aden |
| Footnote : | I-27/Fukumura sank "Fort Mumford" and machine gunned the crew, killing fifty men. A sole survivor was rescued by an Arab dhow (source: Auckland Museum). |
| updated on: | 08.11.2008 |
| Remark: | Anmerkung neu |