Nummer: 27602
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Africa |
| Date of attack : | 19.07.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 198 |
| Commander : | Heusinger von Waldegg |
| Grid : | KP 3332 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | big |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | CM.56 |
| Footnote : | U-198 heard one detonation 2:30 min after firing on a big freighter and three escorts. |
| Convoy : | CM.56 |
| Route of convoy : | Capetown - Red Sea - Middle East |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Jun 1940, military convoys (counter traffic = MC) |