Patrol info for U-172
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 29 May 1943 | Lorient | 7 Sep 1943 | Lorient | 102 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann |
1WO Ltn. Hermann Hoffmann |
2WO Oblt. Klaus Hackländer |
U-172's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N04.45W,46.03N07.45W,45.09N08.30W,45.09N09.42W,44.15N10.54W, 43.21N 12.15W, 43.21N 15.15W, 42.27N 19.18W, 40.39N 22.54W, 38.51N 25.18W, 37.57N 26.30W, 35.15N 28.54W, 32.33N 31.18W, 30.45N 33.42W, 28.57N 33.42W, 28.57N 33.42W, 28.03N 33.42W, 27.09N 33.42W, 25.21N 34.45W, 22.39N 33.51W, 19.57N 33.51W, 16.21N 32.57W, 14.33N 32.03W, 10.57N 31.09W, 08.15N 30.15W, 05.33N 30.15W, 02.51N 29.21W, 00.09N 28.27W, 01.39S 27.33W,04.30S27.30W, 07.03S 27.33W, 09.45S 27.33W, 12.27S 28.27W, 15.09S 30.15W, 17.51S 30.15W, 18.45S 32.03W, 20.33S 34.45W, 20.33S 36.33W, 20.33S 39.15W, 20.33S 38.21W, 20.33S 38.21W, 22.21S 37.27W, 24.09S 39.15W,25.46S40.35W, 26.51S 38.21W, 25.03S 35.39W,23.00S33.00W, 22.21S 32.57W, 21.27S 32.57W, 20.33S 31.09W, 18.45S 33.51W, 17.51S 32.03W, 16.57S 30.15W, 15.09S 28.27W, 15.09S 30.15W,15.03S32.35W, 14.15S 31.09W, 14.15S 30.15W, 13.21S 28.27W, 07.03S 28.27W, 08.51S 29.21W, 10.39S 31.09W, 20.33S 33.51W, 21.27S 32.03W, 21.27S 29.21W, 20.33S 32.03W, 19.39S 32.57W, 17.51S 30.15W, 16.03S 28.27W, 14.15S 26.39W, 13.21S 24.51W, 10.39S 23.57W, 07.57S 23.03W, 05.15S 21.15W, 03.27S 22.09W, 00.45S 23.57W, 00.09N 23.57W, 02.51N 25.45W, 05.33N 26.39W, 08.15N 27.33W, 10.57N 28.27W, 12.45N 29.21W, 15.27N 31.09W, 18.09N 32.57W, 20.51N 33.51W, 23.33N 35.39W, 26.15N 36.33W, 28.03N 37.18W, 29.51N 36.06W, 31.39N 33.42W, 34.21N 31.18W, 37.03N 27.42W, 39.45N 24.06W, 41.33N 21.42W, 42.27N 18.06W, 42.27N 14.30W, 42.27N 10.54W, 43.21N 09.42W, 43.21N 07.18W, 45.09N 04.54W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 102 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-172 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann |  | Vernon City | 4,748 |  | br | OS-49 |
| 12 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | African Star | 6,507 |  | am | |
| 15 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Harmonic | 4,558 | | br | |
| 24 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Fort Chilcotin | 7,133 | | br | JT-2 | |
| 22,946 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (22,946 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #41
ms = 04.30S27.30W,25.46S40.35W,23.00S33.00W,15.03S32.35W
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-172 during this patrol
11 Aug 1943
While rescuing men from the just-scuttled U-604 the U-172 was attacked by an aircraft and 1 man from its crew was killed. [Maschinenobergefreiter Fritz Schiemann]
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