Patrol info for U-161
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 28 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 7 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 102 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Albrecht Achilles |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Büchler |
2WO Ltn. Götz Roth |
U-161's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N03.15W,45.09N07.18W,43.21N10.54W,42.27N14.30W,41.33N18.06W,39.45N21.42W,39.45N22.54W,37.03N24.06W,34.21N24.06W,30.45N25.18W,28.03N24.06W,25.21N24.51W,21.45N24.51W,21.45N27.33W,22.39N27.33W,25.21N27.33W,25.21N29.21W,22.39N28.27W,19.57N29.21W,17.15N30.15W,14.33N31.09W,10.57N31.09W,08.15N32.03W,05.33N32.57W,03.45N32.57W,01.03N33.51W,00.09N36.33W,00.45S39.15W,02.33S40.09W,02.33S40.09W,02.33S38.21W,03.27S38.21W,00.45S41.03W,00.09N42.51W,00.09N37.27W,01.57N47.21W,04.39N50.03W,06.27N51.51W,07.21N54.33W,07.21N58.09W,08.15N59.03W,09.09N59.03W,09.09N58.09W,09.09N59.57W,10.03N59.57W,11.51N61.45W,11.51N64.27W,12.45N65.21W,13.27N67.35W,12.45N69.51W,12.45N71.39W,12.45N71.39W,11.51N72.33W,11.51N74.21W,10.57N77.03W,10.57N79.45W,12.45N80.39W,12.45N81.33W,11.51N80.39W,10.57N81.33W,10.03N80.39W,10.57N79.45W,11.51N79.45W,11.51N81.33W,10.57N82.27W,10.03N82.27W,09.09N80.39W,10.03N79.45W,10.57N79.45W,12.45N79.45W,15.27N77.57W,16.21N77.03W,17.15N75.15W,27.09N20.30W,20.51N73.27W,22.39N71.39W,23.33N69.51W,24.27N68.03W,27.10N64.33W,27.09N64.54W,28.57N62.30W,30.45N60.06W,32.33N57.42W,34.21N56.30W,35.15N54.06W,36.09N52.54W,37.03N49.18W,37.57N45.42W,38.51N42.06W,39.45N38.30W,40.39N34.54W,41.33N32.30W,41.33N28.54W,41.33N27.42W,42.27N24.06W,43.21N21.15W,44.15N15.15W,45.09N12.15W,46.03N09.15W,46.57N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 102 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-161 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | Nueva Altagracia | 30 |  | do | ||
| 3 Jul 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | San Pablo (t.) | 3,305 |  | pa | ||
| 16 Jul 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | Fairport | 6,165 |  | am | AS-4 | |
| 9,500 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (9,500 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 13.27N67.35W,09.59N83.02W,27.10N64.33W
We have positions of the 3 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-161 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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