U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-181


DepartureArrival / FateDays
23 Mar 1943Bordeaux14 Oct 1943Bordeaux206 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth		 1WO

Ltn. Gottfried König

U-181's daily positions during the patrol


We have daily positions for all 206 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-181 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Apr 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Empire Whimbrel5,983br
11 May 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Tinhow5,232brDN-37
27 May 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Sicilia1,633sw
7 Jun 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Harrier193sa
2 Jul 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Hoihow2,798br
15 Jul 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Empire Lake2,852br
16 Jul 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Fort Franklin7,135br
4 Aug 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Dalfram4,558br
7 Aug 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Umvuma4,419brDN-54
12 Aug 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Clan Macarthur10,528brDN-55
 45,331

10 ships sunk (45,331 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have positions of the 10 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

We have no events listed for this patrol.

Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.

Attacks on U-181 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-181 during this patrol.

If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-181 please let us know.

Men lost from U-boats

11 Apr 1943
The new 37mm anti-aircraft cannon on U-181 exploded in action while on patrol in the South Atlantic killing one man and wounding two more. [Matrosengefreiter Wilhelm Williger]

See all patrols for U-181


* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

Return to U-boat Patrols main page