Nummer: 26919
| Area : | Indic Ocean |
| Sea area : | Ostafrika Küste |
| Date of attack : | 14.07.1943 |
| Time of attack : | 00:34 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 178 |
| Commander : | Dommes |
| Grid : | KE 2274 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 14.07.1943 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Robert Bacon |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7197 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 15.25s 41.13e |