Nummer: 27002
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | Ostafrika Küste |
| Date of attack : | 16.07.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 15:58 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 181 |
| Commander : | Lüth |
| Grid : | KF 9759 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 16.07.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Fort Franklin |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7135 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 22.36s 51.22e |