Patrol info for U-188
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 4 Mar 1943 | Kiel | 4 May 1943 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Siegfried Lüdden |
1WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Meenen |
U-188's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 54.22N10.10E,60.27N03.12E,62.15N03.52E,64.03N01.37E,64.03N01.37E,64.57N02.52W,64.03N09.37W,63.09N11.52W,61.21N14.07W,59.33N20.12W,59.33N22.00W,59.33N23.48W,59.33N25.36W,60.27N25.36W,60.27N29.12W,60.27N29.12W,60.27N31.00W,59.33N32.48W,60.27N38.12W,58.39N40.00W,57.45N40.00W,56.51N38.12W,56.51N49.00W,57.45N41.48W,55.57N51.15W,55.03N40.45W,54.09N45.15W,54.09N46.45W,54.09N46.45W,54.09N46.45W,54.09N46.45W,55.03N45.15W,55.57N43.45W,55.57N43.45W,55.03N40.45W,52.19N40.28W,49.39N43.45W,47.51N43.45W,50.33N43.45W,51.27N42.15W,51.27N42.15W,52.21N40.45W,52.21N40.45W,51.27N42.15W,51.27N42.15W,51.27N39.15W,50.33N36.15W,50.33N33.15W,49.39N33.15W,48.45N30.15W,46.57N28.45W,46.03N24.15W,46.03N19.45W,46.03N15.15W,46.03N12.15W,46.03N10.45W,46.03N09.15W,46.57N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have 59 daily positions for the 62 days U-188 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-188 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1943 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | HMS Beverley (H 64) | 1,190 |  | br | ON-176 | |
| 1,190 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,190 tons). | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #37
ms = 52.19N40.28W
We have position of the 1 ship attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-188 during this patrol
2 May 1943
At 10.14 hours, the inbound boat was strafed and attacked with 4 bombs by a British Whitley aircraft (RAF Sqdn 612 / W) in the Bay of Biscay. Gunfire wounded the commander KptLt Siegfried Lüdden and another crew member, who died in a hospital in Paris on 14 May. [Matrosengefreiter Leo Rupp] (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
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