Patrol info for U-161
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 19 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 9 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 113 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Albrecht Achilles |
1WO Harald Bosüner |
2WO Ltn. Götz Roth |
U-161's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N04.45W,46.03N07.45W,46.03N09.15W,45.09N12.15W,44.15N15.15W,43.21N16.45W,40.39N16.54W,37.03N18.06W,35.15N19.18W,31.39N20.30W,28.57N21.42W,26.15N22.09W,22.39N22.09W,19.57N22.09W,16.21N21.15W,13.39N21.15W,10.57N20.21W,08.15N18.33W,06.27N16.45W,04.39N14.57W,02.51N13.09W,01.57N10.27W,01.03N07.45W,01.03N05.03W,00.09N03.15W,00.45S00.33W,01.39S01.15E,02.33S03.57E,04.21S06.39E,05.15S09.21E,06.09S11.09E,06.09S12.03E,05.15S12.03E,04.21S12.03E,04.21S11.09E,05.15S09.21E,06.09S07.33E,06.09S07.33E,05.15S09.21E,05.15S12.03E,03.27S10.15E,01.39S07.33E,00.09N04.51E,01.03N03.03E,02.51N00.21E,04.39N02.21W,04.39N01.27W,04.39N02.21W,04.39N03.15W,04.19N02.44W,03.45N11.21W,03.45N05.03W,03.45N04.09W,03.45N04.09W,03.45N02.21W,02.51N04.09W,02.51N04.09W,03.45N04.09W,02.51N03.15W,01.57N04.09W,03.45N04.09W,03.45N06.51W,02.51N07.45W,02.51N08.39W,03.45N11.21W,03.45N14.57W,03.45N17.39W,03.45N20.21W,04.39N23.03W,06.27N24.51W,05.34N25.02W,05.33N27.33W,07.21N26.39W,06.27N27.33W,07.21N25.45W,07.21N25.45W,06.27N26.39W,07.21N27.33W,06.27N30.15W,06.27N32.03W,06.27N32.03W,04.39N30.15W,01.57N31.09W,00.35S32.17W,02.33S32.57W,04.21S32.57W,03.27S34.45W,01.39S34.45W,00.45S32.57W,00.09N32.03W,02.51N31.09W,05.33N30.15W,08.15N29.21W,10.57N28.27W,11.51N29.21W,13.39N29.21W,16.21N28.27W,19.03N28.27W,21.45N27.33W,24.27N26.39W,27.09N27.42W,28.57N26.30W,30.45N25.18W,32.33N22.54W,35.15N21.42W,37.57N20.30W,40.39N16.54W,42.27N14.30W,43.21N10.54W,45.09N08.30W,46.57N04.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 113 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-161 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles |  | HMS Phoebe (43) (d.) | 5,450 |  | br | |
| 8 Nov 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Benalder (d.) | 5,161 | | br | ST-40 |
| 8 Nov 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | West Humhaw | 5,527 |  | am | ST-40 | |
| 29 Nov 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Tjileboet | 5,760 |  | nl | ON-145 |
| 12 Dec 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Ripley | 4,997 | | br | |
| 26,895 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (16,284 tons) and 2 ships damaged (10,611 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #42
ms = 04.19N02.44W,05.34N25.02W,00.35S32.17W
We have 3 positions of the 5 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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