Patrol info for U-181
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Mar 1944 | Bordeaux | 8 Aug 1944 | Penang | 146 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 FrgKpt. Kurt Freiwald |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-181
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We have 83 daily positions for the 146 days U-181 was at sea.
Departure from Bordeaux on 16 Mar 1944.
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Arrival at Penang on 8 Aug 1944.
Ships hit by U-181 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1944 | U-181 | Kurt Freiwald |  | Janeta | 5,312 |  | br | |
| 19 Jun 1944 | U-181 | Kurt Freiwald | | Garoet | 7,118 |  | nl | |
| 15 Jul 1944 | U-181 | Kurt Freiwald | | Tanda | 7,174 | | br | |
| 19 Jul 1944 | U-181 | Kurt Freiwald | | King Frederick | 5,265 | | br | |
| 24,869 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (24,869 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.