Patrol info for U-178
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 10 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | 125 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kpt. Hans Ibbeken |
1WO Oblt. Wilhelm Spahr |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Petran |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-178
We have 124 daily positions for the 125 days U-178 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 8 Sep 1942.
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Arrival at Bordeaux on 10 Jan 1943.
Ships hit by U-178 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken |  | Duchess of Atholl | 20,119 |  | br | A | |
| 1 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Mendoza | 8,233 | | br | B | |
| 4 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Hai Hing | 2,561 |  | nw | C | ||
| 4 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Trekieve | 5,244 | | br | D | |
| 13 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Louise Moller | 3,764 | | br | E | ||
| 15 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Adviser (d.) | 6,348 | | br | F | |
| 27 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | Jeremiah Wadsworth | 7,176 |  | am | G | ||
| 53,445 | |||||||||
6 ships sunk (47,097 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,348 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-178 during this patrol
15 Nov 1942
While operating off Durban (Nov 13-15) the boat was attacked by Allied aircraft several times and on one occasion 3 bombs fell close, but without causing damage. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 78)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.