Patrol info for U-161
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 13 Mar 1943 | Lorient | 7 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 87 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Albrecht Achilles |
1WO Kptlt. Harald Bosüner |
U-161's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,46.03N09.15W,45.09N13.45W,45.09N18.15W,45.09N21.15W,44.15N25.45W,43.21N30.15W,42.27N33.42W,41.33N37.18W,41.33N37.18W,42.27N37.18W,43.21N39.15W,40.39N38.30W,40.39N40.54W,40.39N43.18W,40.39N46.54W,40.39N49.18W,40.39N51.42W,40.39N54.06W,39.45N56.30W,39.45N57.42W,40.39N60.06W,40.39N62.30W,40.39N63.42W,38.51N64.54W,39.45N66.06W,39.45N69.42W,40.39N69.42W,39.45N70.54W,39.45N70.54W,39.45N70.54W,38.51N69.42W,37.57N68.30W,37.03N66.06W,37.03N62.30W,37.57N58.54W,38.51N57.42W,37.57N58.54W,38.51N61.18W,39.45N62.30W,41.33N64.54W,41.33N64.54W,41.33N64.54W,40.39N63.42W,40.39N63.42W,40.39N63.42W,40.39N62.30W,39.45N62.30W,39.45N62.30W,40.39N62.30W,42.27N63.42W,41.33N63.42W,41.33N63.42W,38.51N62.30W,37.57N64.54W,37.03N64.54W,35.15N66.06W,36.09N68.30W,37.03N69.42W,35.15N72.06W,35.15N72.06W,35.15N69.42W,37.57N68.30W,37.57N68.30W,37.03N69.42W,37.03N64.54W,38.40N64.00W,37.57N60.06W,37.57N56.30W,37.57N54.06W,38.51N51.42W,39.45N49.18W,40.39N43.18W,41.33N39.42W,43.21N36.15W,43.21N31.45W,44.15N30.15W,44.15N28.45W,44.15N24.15W,45.09N21.15W,43.21N18.15W,45.09N13.45W, 45.09N 10.54W, 45.09N 08.30W, 46.03N 06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 87 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-161 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1943 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | Angelus | 255 |  | ca | ||
| 255 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (255 tons). | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #37
ms = 38.40N64.00W
We have position of the 1 ship attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-161 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-161 during this patrol.
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