U-161 - a large ocean-going German submarine type IX-C , from the Second World War .
| U-161 | |
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| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Third Reich |
| Port of registry | Kiel , Lorient |
| Launching | March 1, 1941 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | September 27, 1943 |
| Current status | sunk in the South Atlantic near Baia |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | type IXC |
| Speed (surface) | 18.3 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.3 knots |
| Immersion depth | 230 meters |
| Crew | 48 - 56 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 1,120 t |
| Underwater displacement | 1,540 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 76.76 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 6.76 m |
| Height | 9.4 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4.7 m |
| Power point | |
| 9-cylinder 4-stroke MAN M9V40 / 46 2 × 2 200 Electric motor SSW GU345 / 34 2 × 370 | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 × 10.5 cm L / 45 |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 TA caliber 533 mm, 22 torpedoes or 66 mines |
| Air defense | 1 × 3.7 cm Flak, 1 × 2 cm Flak |
Construction History
The order for the construction of the boat was given to the shipbuilding company AG Weser in Bremen on September 25, 1939 . The boat was laid down on March 23, 1940 under building number 700, launched on March 1, 1941, and on July 8, 1941, under the command of Captain-Lieutenant Hans-Ludwig Witt, it became part of the 4th Flotilla training.
Service History
January 1, 1942 under the command of Albrecht Achilles joined the 2nd Flotilla . The boat made 6 military campaigns, in which it sank 12 ships (60 107 gross ), damaged 5 ships (35 672 gross), one ship irreversibly damaged (3 305 gross), one warship sank (1,130 tons) and another damaged ( 5,450 t).
September 27, 1943 sunk by torpedoes of US naval aircraft PBM Mariner from the VP-74 squadron in the South Atlantic near Bahia in the area with coordinates All crew members died.
Combat Campaigns
The boat made 6 patrols, spent 435 days at sea, operating voltage coefficient 0.685.
| No. | Start | Ending | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | January 3, 1942 Kiel | January 15, 1942 Lorient | 13 days |
| 2 | January 24, 1942 Lorient | April 2, 1942 Lorient | 69 days |
| 3 | April 28, 1942 Lorient | August 7, 1942 Lorient | 102 days |
| four | September 19, 1942 Lorient | January 9, 1943 Lorient | 113 days |
| five | March 13, 1943 Lorient | June 7, 1943 Lorient | 87 days |
| 6 | August 8, 1943 Lorient | September 27, 1943 died | 51 days |
Performance
Effectiveness: 13 sunk vessels (63,412 gross ); 1 warship sunk (1130 tons);
5 vessels are damaged (35672 gt); 1 warship damaged (5450 t). Total: 105.664.
| date | Vessel Name | Tonnage ( gross tonnage) | Flag state | Convoy | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 1942 | British consul | 6 940 | Great Britain | - | damaged |
| February 19, 1942 | Mokihana | 7,460 | USA | - | damaged |
| February 21, 1942 | Circe shell | 8 207 | Great Britain | ON-60 | sunk |
| February 23, 1942 | Lihue | 7 001 | USA | - | sunk |
| March 7, 1942 | Uniwaleco | 9 755 | South Africa | - | sunk |
| March 10, 1942 | Lady nelson | 7 970 | Canada | - | damaged |
| March 10, 1942 | Umtata | 8 141 | Great Britain | - | damaged |
| March 14, 1942 | Sarniadoc | 1 940 | Canada | - | sunk |
| March 15, 1942 | USCGC Acacia | 1,130 | USA | - | sunk |
| June 16, 1942 | Nueva altagracia | thirty | Dominican Republic | - | sunk |
| July 3, 1942 | San pablo | 3 305 | Panama | - | sunk |
| July 16, 1942 | Fairport | 6 165 | USA | AS-4 | sunk |
| October 23, 1942 | HMS Phoebe (43) | 5,450 | Great Britain | - | damaged |
| November 8, 1942 | Benalder | 5.161 | Great Britain | ST-40 | damaged |
| November 8, 1942 | West humhaw | 5,527 | USA | ST-40 | sunk |
| November 29, 1942 | Tjileboet | 5,760 | Netherlands | ON-145 | sunk |
| December 12, 1942 | Ripley | 4,997 | Great Britain | - | sunk |
| May 19, 1943 | Angelus | 255 | Canada | - | sunk |
| September 20, 1943 | St. Usk | 5.472 | Great Britain | - | sunk |
| September 26, 1943 | Itapagé | 4,998 | Brazil | - | sunk |
Links
Literature
- Bishop K. Submarines Kriegsmarine. 1939-1945. Reference Guide for Flotillas = Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-1945. - M .: Eksmo , 2007 .-- 192 p. - (Military equipment of the III Reich). - ISBN 978-5-699-22106-6 .
- Rover U. Submarines carrying death. Victories of submarines of Hitler Axis countries = Jürgen Rohwer. Axis submarine successes 1939-1945. - M .: ZAO Tsentrpoligraf Publishing House, 2004. - 416 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-9524-1237-8 .