Patrol info for U-181
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 18 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | 129 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Theodor Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Gottfried König |
U-181's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 54.22N10.10E,57.45N12.12E,57.45N06.48E,60.27N03.12E,62.15N01.37E,62.15N02.52W,60.27N05.48W,59.33N09.24W,59.33N14.48W,57.45N20.12W,56.51N22.00W,55.03N22.45W,52.21N22.45W,49.39N22.45W,46.57N21.15W,46.03N22.45W,45.09N21.15W,45.09N21.15W,43.21N21.15W,39.45N21.42W,37.03N22.54W,34.21N24.06W,31.39N24.06W,28.57N25.18W,25.21N25.45W,21.45N25.45W,19.03N26.39W,15.27N27.33W,12.45N27.33W,10.57N25.45W,09.09N24.51W,06.27N23.03W,04.39N21.15W,01.57N18.33W,00.09N17.39W,01.39S15.51W,04.21S14.57W,06.09S13.09W,08.51S12.15W,10.39S10.27W,13.21S09.33W,15.09S07.45W,16.57S06.51W,19.39S05.03W,21.27S03.15W,24.09S01.27W,26.51S00.21E,28.39S01.15E,30.27S03.30E,32.15S05.54E,34.03S09.30E,35.51S11.54E,37.23S13.34E,37.39S15.30E,37.39S19.06E,37.39S21.30E,37.45S24.48E,36.00S26.32E,35.57S28.24E,34.59S29.45E,34.09S30.48E,32.21S30.48E,32.23S30.07E,30.33S30.48E,30.33S32.00E,31.27S33.12E,31.27S34.24E,28.45S35.36E,25.40S33.53E,25.42S33.27E,26.03S33.12E,26.45S33.10E,26.03S33.12E,26.38S34.59E,26.57S35.36E,26.57S35.36E,26.03S36.48E,25.13S34.00E,25.09S34.24E,24.29S35.44E,23.21S38.00E,28.14S33.24E,26.03S35.36E,27.51S34.24E,30.33S35.36E,32.21S34.24E,32.21S32.00E,32.21S28.24E,35.57S28.24E,36.51S27.12E,36.51S24.48E,37.45S24.48E,37.39S16.42E,34.57S14.18E,32.15S14.18E,29.33S12.57E,27.45S10.15E,25.57S07.33E,23.15S04.51E,20.33S02.09E,18.45S00.21E,16.57S01.27W,14.15S04.09W,20.33S06.51W,08.51S08.39W,06.09S11.21W,03.27S13.09W,00.45S14.57W,01.57N16.45W,04.39N19.27W,07.21N12.15W,10.57N22.09W,12.45N23.57W,15.27N25.45W,18.09N25.45W,20.51N26.39W,23.33N26.39W,25.21N25.45W,28.03N25.18W,28.03N25.18W,29.51N22.54W,32.33N20.30W,35.15N19.18W,37.57N16.54W,39.45N14.30W,42.27N10.54W,44.15N07.18W,44.15N03.42W,44.50N00.34W
We have daily positions for all 129 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-181 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | East Indian | 8,159 |  | am | ||
| 8 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Plaudit | 5,060 |  | pa | ||
| 10 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | K.G. Meldahl | 3,799 |  | nw | |
| 13 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Excello | 4,969 | | am | |
| 19 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Gunda | 2,241 | | nw | ||
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Corinthiakos | 3,562 |  | gr | |
| 22 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Alcoa Pathfinder | 6,797 | | am | ||
| 24 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Dorington Court | 5,281 |  | br | ||
| 24 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Mount Helmos | 6,481 | | gr | |
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Evanthia | 3,551 | | gr | |
| 30 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Cleanthis | 4,153 | | gr | |
| 2 Dec 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Amarylis | 4,328 | | pa | |
| 58,381 | ||||||||
12 ships sunk (58,381 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #49
ms = 37.23S13.34E,36.00S26.32E,34.59S29.45E,32.23S30.07E,25.40S33.53E,25.42S33.27E,26.45S33.10E,26.38S34.59E,27.00S34.45E,25.13S34.00E,24.29S35.44E,28.14S33.24E
We have positions of the 12 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-181 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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