Patrol info for U-159
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 24 Aug, 1942 | Lorient | 5 Jan, 1943 | Lorient | 135 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Helmut Witte |
1WO Oblt. Gerd von Pommer-Esche |
U-159's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 135 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-159 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 7 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte |  | Boringia | 5.821 |  | br | |
| 8 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | | Clan Mactavish | 7.631 | | br | |
| 9 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | Coloradan | 6.557 |  | am | ||
| 13 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | Empire Nomad | 7.167 | | br | ||
| 29 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | | Laplace | 7.327 | | br | |
| 29 Oct, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | | Ross | 4.978 | | br | |
| 7 Nov, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | La Salle | 5.462 | | am | ||
| 13 Nov, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | Star of Scotland | 2.290 | | am | ||
| 13 Dec, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | | City of Bombay | 7.140 | | br | |
| 15 Dec, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | Star of Suez | 4.999 |  | ag | ||
| 16 Dec, 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Witte | East Wales | 4.358 | | br | ||
| 63.730 | ||||||||
| 11 ships sunk (63.730 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 11 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-159 during this patrol *
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Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-159 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.