Patrol info for U-178
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 28 Mar, 1943 | Bordeaux | 27 Aug, 1943 | Penang | 153 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes |
1WO Kptlt. Wilhelm Spahr |
2WO Oblt. Friedrich Petran |
U-178's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 153 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-178 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 1 Jun, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes |  | Salabangka | 6.586 |  | nl | CD-20 |
| 4 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Breiviken | 2.669 |  | nw | DN-50 | |
| 4 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Michael Livanos | 4.774 |  | gr | ||
| 11 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Mary Livanos | 4.771 | | gr | ||
| 14 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | Robert Bacon | 7.197 |  | am | ||
| 17 Jul, 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | City of Canton | 6.692 |  | br | |
| 32.689 | ||||||||
| 6 ships sunk (32.689 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-178 during this patrol *
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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.