Patrol info for U-178
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 Sep, 1942 | Kiel | 10 Jan, 1943 | Bordeaux | 125 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kpt. Hans Ibbeken |
1WO Wilhelm Spahr |
2WO Friedrich Petran |
U-178's daily positions during the patrol
We have 124 daily positions for the 125 days U-178 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-178 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 10 Oct, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken |  | Duchess of Atholl | 20.119 |  | br | |
| 1 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Mendoza | 8.233 | | br | |
| 4 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Hai Hing | 2.561 |  | nw | ||
| 4 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Trekieve | 5.244 | | br | |
| 13 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Louise Moller | 3.764 | | br | ||
| 15 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Adviser (d.) | 6.348 | | br | |
| 27 Nov, 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Jeremiah Wadsworth | 7.176 |  | am | ||
| 53.445 | ||||||||
| 6 ships sunk (47.097 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6.348 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-178 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-178 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-178 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-178 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.