Nummer: 27218
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | Arabian Gulf |
| Date of attack : | 26.01.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 02:25 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 188 |
| Commander : | Lüdden |
| Grid : | MQ 4658 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 9000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 26.01.1944 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Samouri |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7219 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 13.13n 55.56e |
Steam Freighter Samouri ex American Manasseh Cutler (bis 1943)