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
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,45.09N07.18W,43.21N10.54W,42.27N14.30W,40.39N16.54W,37.57N19.18W,36.09N21.42W,33.27N24.06W,29.51N24.06W,27.09N25.18W,23.33N25.45W,19.57N25.45W,17.15N25.45W,14.33N27.33W,11.51N28.27W,10.03N30.15W,07.21N30.15W,04.39N28.27W,02.51N29.21W,01.03N27.33W,00.09N24.51W,01.39S23.03W,03.27S21.15W,05.15S19.27W,07.03S17.39W,10.39S14.57W,12.27S13.09W,15.09S10.27W,16.57S08.39W,19.39S05.57W,21.27S04.09W,24.09S01.27W,24.09S01.27W,25.57S01.15E,27.45S03.03E,28.39S04.51E,30.27S07.06E,32.15S09.30E,33.09S10.42E,34.03S13.06E,34.57S14.18E,35.51S16.42E,36.45S19.06E,35.09S16.32E,34.53S16.45E,35.47S14.34E,34.57S15.30E,35.51S15.30E,36.45S19.06E,37.50S18.16E,39.27S17.54E,39.27S16.42E,38.33S14.18E,39.27S10.42E,37.39S09.30E,34.57S09.30E,32.15S08.18E,33.09S09.30E,35.51S09.30E,34.57S09.30E,34.57S10.42E,36.45S11.54E,37.39S14.18E,38.33S17.54E,38.33S20.18E,40.35S21.35E,39.27S22.42E,38.33S21.30E,36.51S23.36E,35.57S27.12E,37.45S28.24E,38.33S23.54E,39.27S20.18E,38.33S17.54E,40.00S21.30E,36.45S11.54E,34.57S09.30E,33.09S07.06E,30.27S05.54E,28.39S03.03E,26.30S00.20W,25.03S01.27W,23.15S04.09W,21.27S06.51W,18.45S09.33W,16.57S11.21W,15.09S14.03W,13.21S16.45W,10.39S19.27W,08.51S21.15W,05.15S22.09W,02.33S23.57W,00.09N25.45W,01.57N27.33W,04.39N28.27W,05.33N30.15W,04.39N31.09W,02.51N31.09W,01.57N31.09W,03.45N31.09W,01.57N31.09W,01.57N30.15W,03.45N30.15W,03.45N29.21W,04.39N30.15W,06.27N32.03W,06.27N31.09W,05.33N30.15W,02.51N30.15W,01.03N32.03W,02.43N29.06W,01.39S29.21W,00.42S29.34W,00.24N31.27W,01.57N31.09W,04.39N31.09W,08.15N32.03W,10.03N32.03W,18.09N32.03W,15.27N32.03W,19.03N32.03W,21.45N32.03W,25.21N32.03W,28.57N31.18W,29.51N28.54W,32.33N27.42W,35.15N26.30W,37.57N22.54W,40.39N18.06W,41.33N15.42W,43.21N12.15W,45.09N08.30W,46.03N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
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). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #47
ms = 35.09S16.32E,34.53S16.45E,35.47S14.34E,37.50S18.16E,38.51S21.40E,40.35S21.35E,40.00S21.30E,26.30S00.20W,02.43N29.06W,00.42S29.34W,00.24N31.27W
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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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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