U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-159


DepartureArrival / FateDays
4 Mar 1943Lorient25 Apr 1943Lorient53 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Helmut Witte

U-159's daily positions during the patrol

Resource id #30

ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,46.03N07.45W,44.15N10.54W,42.27N14.30W,42.27N18.06W,42.27N21.42W,39.45N22.54W,37.03N24.06W,36.09N26.30W,37.03N30.06W,40.39N31.18W,40.39N27.42W,38.51N21.42W,37.57N21.42W,37.57N21.42W,36.09N21.42W,35.15N21.42W,33.27N21.42W,32.33N22.54W,30.45N22.54W,30.45N22.54W,28.57N20.30W,26.15N15.51W,25.35N15.43W,25.21N17.39W,25.21N21.15W,24.27N23.03W,22.39N23.57W,19.57N24.51W,17.15N25.45W,14.33N26.39W,13.39N27.33W,15.27N25.45W,16.21N25.45W,15.27N24.51W,17.15N25.45W,19.03N25.45W,21.45N25.45W,24.27N25.45W,27.09N26.30W,28.57N26.30W,29.51N25.18W,30.45N22.54W,33.27N24.06W,36.09N24.06W,39.45N20.30W,40.39N18.06W,42.27N14.30W,43.21N12.15W,45.09N09.42W,46.03N06.15W,47.45N03.21W


We have daily positions for all 53 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-159 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
28 Mar 1943U-159Helmut Witte Silverbeech5,319brRS-3
 5,319

1 ship sunk (5,319 tons).

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Locations of ships hit during this patrol

Resource id #36

ms = 25.30N15.55W


We have position of the 1 ship attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-159 during this patrol

28 Mar 1943
Wolfpack Seeräuber (Pirate) attacked small convoy RS 3 and during which 3 ships were sunk and 3 U-boats (of 8) seriously damaged. U-159 was hit by aerial depth charges and was seriously damaged. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 204)

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