Patrol info for U-172
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 19 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 27 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 131 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann |
1WO Oblt. Heinz-Günther Scholz |
2WO Ltn. Hermann Hoffmann |
U-172's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,46.03N09.15W,45.09N10.54W,44.15N15.15W,42.27N16.54W,39.45N19.18W,36.09N19.18W,34.21N20.30W,33.27N22.54W,30.45N22.54W,28.03N22.54W,24.27N23.03W,21.45N23.03W,18.09N23.03W,15.27N22.09W,12.45N22.09W,10.03N20.21W,08.15N19.27W,05.33N19.27W,02.51N19.27W,00.45S19.27W,02.33S17.39W,05.15S15.51W,07.57S14.57W,08.51S13.09W,07.57S11.21W,10.39S10.27W,13.21S08.39W,15.09S07.45W,16.57S06.51W,19.39S05.03W,21.27S03.15W,23.15S02.21W,24.09S01.27W,24.09S01.27W,25.03S00.33W,25.57S01.15E,27.45S03.57E,28.39S04.51E,28.39S06.39E,29.33S08.27E,22.21S11.09E,31.21S10.42E,32.15S13.06E,32.15S15.30E,33.09S17.54E,33.09S17.54E,34.57S16.42E,34.15S17.11E,34.20S17.50E,34.03S16.42E,31.51S18.30E,34.57S13.06E,34.03S11.54E,33.09S11.54E,34.57S13.06E,34.03S11.54E,35.51S11.54E,36.45S14.18E,36.45S16.42E,37.39S19.06E,35.51S15.30E,34.57S13.06E,31.21S13.06E,29.33S13.51E,28.39S15.39E,29.33S15.39E,31.21S13.06E,32.15S11.54E,32.15S09.30E,32.15S05.54E,32.15S02.18E,30.20S02.10W,29.33S00.33W,27.03S02.59W,25.57S02.21W,24.09S03.15W,22.21S05.57W,20.33S08.39W,18.45S08.39W,16.57S10.27W,14.15S12.15W,12.27S14.03W,10.39S16.45W,08.51S19.27W,07.57S22.09W,07.57S24.51W,07.03S28.27W,07.03S31.09W,06.09S32.03W,04.21S31.09W,01.39S30.15W,00.09N30.15W,00.09N32.57W,01.03N34.45W,00.30N38.45W,01.57N33.51W,01.57N32.57W,01.03N31.09W,01.57N30.15W,03.58N26.19W,02.51N29.21W,01.57N29.21W,01.57N35.39W,02.51N28.27W,03.45N28.27W,01.57N28.27W,03.45N28.27W,02.51N29.21W,03.45N29.21W,06.27N32.03W,06.27N32.03W,08.15N33.51W,09.09N33.51W,10.03N32.57W,12.45N32.03W,14.33N31.09W,17.15N29.21W,19.57N28.27W,21.45N27.33W,24.27N26.39W,26.15N24.51W,28.57N22.54W,31.39N21.42W,34.21N19.18W,37.03N18.06W,40.39N13.18W,43.21N09.42W,45.09N07.18W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 131 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-172 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann |  | Chickasaw City | 6,196 |  | am | |
| 7 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Firethorn | 4,700 |  | pa | ||
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Pantelis | 3,845 |  | gr | |
| 10 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Orcades | 23,456 |  | br | |
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Aldington Court | 4,891 | | br | ||
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Llandilo | 4,966 | | br | ||
| 23 Nov 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Benlomond | 6,630 | | br | |
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Alaskan | 5,364 | | am | ||
| 60,048 | ||||||||
8 ships sunk (60,048 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #45
ms = 34.13S17.21E,34.15S17.11E,34.20S17.50E,31.51S18.30E,30.20S02.10W,27.03S02.59W,00.30N38.45W,03.58N26.19W
We have positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-172 during this patrol
8 Oct 1942
The boat was depth charged by the British corvette HMS Rock Rose but suffered only slight damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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