On 12 May, the unescorted 6,797 ton American merchant ship "Cape Neddick" was hit by two torpedoes. One failed to explode, while the other tore a hole by in the side. Still under way, the ship's armed guards opened fire at the U-boat with their , , and 20 mm guns. The vessel began to sink, and most of the crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats and three rafts. After more than an hour the master and six volunteers re-boarded the ship and got her under way, just as "U-195" fired another torpedo, which missed. The next day, the ship returned to pick up the men in the boats and rafts, and on 16 May arrived safely at Walvis Bay, South Africa. "U-195" arrived at Bordeaux on 23 July after a patrol lasting 126 days.