Patrol info for U-168
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 3 Jul 1943 | Lorient | 11 Nov 1943 | Penang | 132 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Helmuth Pich |
U-168's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 47.45N03.21W, 46.57N 04.45W, 46.03N 07.45W, 45.09N 08.30W, 45.09N 10.54W, 44.15N 12.15W, 43.21N 13.45W, 42.27N 16.54W, 38.51N 16.54W, 37.03N 19.18W, 35.15N 21.42W, 34.21N 25.18W, 32.33N 27.42W, 30.45N 28.54W, 28.57N 31.18W, 27.09N 33.42W, 25.21N 32.03W, 22.39N 32.03W, 20.51N 31.09W, 19.57N 32.03W, 20.51N 32.57W, 20.51N 32.57W, 17.15N 31.09W, 15.27N 30.15W, 12.45N 29.21W, 10.03N 28.27W, 08.15N 27.33W, 06.27N 26.39W, 03.45N 24.51W, 01.57N 23.03W, 00.09N 21.15W, 02.33S 20.21W, 12.27S 15.51W, 07.03S 16.45W, 08.51S 14.57W, 11.33S 14.03W, 14.15S 12.15W, 16.03S 11.21W, 17.51S 08.39W, 21.27S 06.51W, 22.21S 05.57W, 24.09S 04.09W, 25.57S 02.21W, 27.45S 00.33W, 30.27S 00.06W, 32.15S 01.06E, 34.03S 03.30E, 35.51S 05.54E, 36.45S 08.18E, 37.39S 10.42E, 39.27S 13.06E, 40.21S 15.30E, 41.15S 17.54E, 41.15S 21.30E, 40.21S 20.18E, 39.33S 28.15E, 39.33S 29.45E, 39.33S 32.45E, 38.39S 35.36E, 38.39S 39.12E, 37.45S 41.36E, 36.51S 45.12E, 35.57S 47.36E, 34.09S 51.12E, 32.21S 53.36E, 30.33S 56.00E, 28.45S 58.24E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 27.51S 59.36E, 24.15S 60.48E, 21.33S 62.09E, 18.51S 63.03E, 16.09S 63.03E, 14.21S 63.57E, 11.39S 63.57E, 08.57S 64.51E, 06.15S 65.45E, 03.33S 66.39E, 00.51S 66.39E, 00.57N 67.33E, 09.03N 70.15E, 10.51N 71.09E, 13.33N 70.15E, 18.03N 70.15E,18.46N71.55E, 18.57N 71.09E, 18.57N 71.09E, 18.57N 71.09E, 18.57N 71.09E, 25.15N 56.45E, 24.21N 57.39E, 10.51N 52.15E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 51.21E, 09.57N 52.15E, 09.03N 75.39E, 05.27N 79.15E, 05.27N 84.39E, 06.21N 87.21E, 05.27N 90.03E, 05.27N 92.45E,05.25N100.20E
We have 113 daily positions for the 132 days U-168 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-168 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1943 | U-168 | Helmuth Pich | Haiching | 2,183 |  | br | ||
| 2,183 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (2,183 tons). | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #36
ms = 18.46N71.55E
We have position of the 1 ship attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-168 during this patrol
4 Nov 1943
An unidentified Catalina aircraft attacked the boat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 402)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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