Patrol info for U-181
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 16 Mar 1944 | Bordeaux | 8 Aug 1944 | Penang | 146 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 FrgKpt. Kurt Freiwald |
U-181's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 44.50N00.34W, 45.09N 03.42W, 44.15N 04.54W, 44.15N 06.06W, 44.15N 08.30W, 43.21N 09.42W, 45.09N 15.15W, 41.33N 13.18W, 41.33N 16.54W, 31.39N 16.54W, 29.51N 19.18W, 28.57N 21.42W, 27.09N 22.54W, 28.03N 19.18W, 26.15N 22.09W, 25.21N 23.03W, 22.39N 27.33W, 20.51N 29.21W, 19.03N 29.21W, 17.15N 29.21W, 14.33N 29.21W, 12.45N 29.21W, 10.57N 29.21W, 08.15N 28.27W, 06.27N 27.33W, 04.39N 26.39W, 01.57N 25.45W, 07.21N 32.03W, 05.33N 31.09W, 04.39N 29.21W, 02.51N 28.27W, 00.09N 26.39W, 07.03S 23.03W, 09.45S 22.09W, 12.27S 21.15W, 14.15S 20.21W, 16.03S 19.27W,18.14S20.00W, 31.21S 02.30W, 33.09S 01.18W, 34.57S 01.06E, 35.51S 02.18E, 37.39S 04.42E, 37.39S 07.06E, 38.33S 08.18E, 39.27S 09.30E, 40.21S 11.54E, 40.21S 13.06E, 40.21S 15.30E, 40.21S 17.54E, 39.27S 20.18E, 38.33S 21.30E, 37.45S 23.36E, 36.51S 26.00E, 35.57S 27.12E, 35.03S 29.36E, 33.15S 32.00E, 33.15S 33.12E, 32.21S 35.36E, 31.27S 38.00E, 30.33S 40.24E, 29.39S 42.48E, 28.45S 44.00E, 27.51S 46.24E, 26.57S 46.24E, 25.09S 48.48E, 24.15S 51.12E, 23.21S 53.36E, 22.27S 54.57E, 21.33S 56.45E, 20.39S 58.33E, 18.51S 60.21E, 17.57S 61.15E, 17.03S 62.09E, 18.51S 54.03E, 17.57S 55.51E, 16.09S 57.39E,12.30S64E, 00.03N 71.09E,13.22N74.09E, 12.39N 73.51E,09.29N71.45E,05.25N100.20E
We have 83 daily positions for the 146 days U-181 was at sea.
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 | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #39
ms = 18.14S20.00W,12.30S64E,13.22N74.09E,09.29N71.45E
We have positions of the 4 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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