Patrol info for U-162
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 7 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 8 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 63 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Jürgen Wattenberg |
1WO Horst Hepp |
U-162's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N04.45W,45.09N07.18W,44.15N09.42W,43.21N12.15W,42.27N14.30W,41.33N15.42W,39.45N18.06W,37.57N21.42W,36.09N24.06W,35.15N18.06W,34.21N31.18W,33.27N34.54W,32.33N37.18W,30.45N39.42W,29.51N43.18W,27.09N44.30W,24.27N45.33W,22.39N46.27W,19.57N48.15W,18.09N50.57W,16.21N52.45W,15.27N54.33W,13.21N56.15W,10.12N57.16W,10.03N57.15W,08.15N57.15W,07.10N57.58W,07.21N57.15W,07.21N55.27W,06.21N55.38W,08.15N57.15W,08.23N58.44W,09.09N58.09W,10.57N58.09W,12.45N59.03W,12.12N57.25W,13.12N58.10W,13.39N58.09W,12.45N59.03W,12.45N59.57W,11.48N57.32W,15.27N54.33W,17.15N52.45W,15.27N52.45W,14.33N52.45W,14.33N53.39W,12.45N53.39W,15.27N59.03W,18.09N48.15W,19.57N46.27W,21.45N43.45W,25.21N41.03W,28.03N37.18W,30.45N33.42W,33.27N30.06W,36.09N15.42W,37.57N20.30W,40.39N15.42W,43.21N09.42W,44.15N07.18W,46.03N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 63 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-162 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg |  | Athelempress | 8,941 |  | br | OS-25 |
| 1 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | Parnahyba | 6,692 |  | bz | ||
| 4 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | Eastern Sword | 3,785 |  | am | ||
| 4 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Florence M. Douglas | 119 | | br | |
| 7 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | Frank Seamans | 4,271 |  | nw | ||
| 9 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Mont Louis | 1,905 |  | ca | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Esso Houston | 7,699 | | am | |
| 14 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | British Colony | 6,917 | | br | |
| 18 May 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | Beth | 6,852 | | nw | ||
| 47,181 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (47,181 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #45
ms = 13.21N56.15W,10.12N57.16W,07.10N57.58W,07.55N58.10W,06.21N55.38W,08.23N58.44W,12.12N57.25W,13.12N58.10W,11.48N57.32W
We have positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-162 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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