Patrol info for U-174
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 7 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 9 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 95 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Ulrich Thilo |
U-174's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,46.03N09.15W,45.09N13.45W,44.15N18.15W,43.21N21.15W,41.33N25.18W,39.45N25.18W,37.03N24.06W,34.21N24.06W,30.45N25.18W,27.09N27.42W,24.27N28.27W,22.39N28.27W,20.51N28.27W,17.15N28.27W,14.33N28.27W,11.51N28.27W,08.15N28.27W,07.21N27.33W,04.39N28.27W,01.57N30.15W,00.45S31.09W,00.46S32.42W,00.17N34.55W,01.25N36.22W,01.03N35.39W,01.03N33.51W,01.03N35.39W,01.57N36.33W,01.57N37.27W,02.51N37.27W,01.03N37.27W,02.51N35.39W,04.39N33.51W,06.27N32.57W,04.39N33.51W,01.57N34.45W,00.09N37.27W,01.57N34.45W,00.09N35.39W,01.03N33.51W,01.03N33.51W,01.39S35.39W,02.33S35.39W,00.09N33.51W,01.39S35.39W,03.27S38.21W,03.27S38.21W,01.39S36.33W,01.39S37.27W,00.45S36.33W,01.03N33.51W,01.03N33.51W,01.57N32.03W,03.20N30.30W,01.57N29.21W,01.57N28.27W,01.03N28.27W,02.51N28.27W,04.39N29.21W,06.27N32.03W,06.27N32.03W,06.27N32.03W,04.39N32.03W,01.57N32.57W,00.45S32.57W,03.27S32.57W,03.51S33.08W,03.27S33.51W,03.27S33.51W,03.27S32.57W,03.27S33.51W,01.39S32.57W,01.03N32.57W,03.45N31.09W,06.27N30.15W,09.09N28.27W,10.57N28.27W,13.39N28.27W,16.21N28.27W,19.03N28.27W,19.03N32.03W,24.27N28.27W,19.03N31.09W,28.57N26.30W,31.39N25.18W,35.15N24.06W,37.57N22.54W,41.33N20.30W,44.15N16.45W,44.15N12.15W,46.03N07.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have 94 daily positions for the 95 days U-174 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-174 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo | Marylyn | 4,555 |  | br | ||
| 1 Nov 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo | Elmdale | 4,872 | | br | TRIN-20 | |
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo |  | Zaandam | 10,909 |  | nl | |
| 2 Dec 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo | Besholt | 4,977 |  | nw | ||
| 15 Dec 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo | | Alcoa Rambler | 5,500 |  | am | |
| 30,813 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (30,813 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 00.46S32.42W,00.17N34.55W,01.25N36.22W,03.20N30.30W,03.51S33.08W
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-174 during this patrol
15 Dec 1942
An American Catalina aircraft from squadron VP 83 at Natal, piloted by Wall, found and attacked the boat without any damages as the boat crash dived. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 55)
15 Dec 1942
Later in the day another Catalina from VP 83, this time piloted by Bertram J. Prueher, attacked the a U-boat, probably the U-174. U-174 left the area shortly afterwards due to lack of fuel (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 55)
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