U-153
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Sep, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 995) | ||
| Launched | 5 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Jul, 1941 | Korvkpt. Wilfried Reichmann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 19 Jul, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1942 - 13 Jul, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 16.186 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 13 July, 1942 near Colon (Panama), in position 09.46N, 81.29W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Lansdowne. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-153 - View the 2 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
6 Jul, 1942
The boat was damaged by air attacks from US A-20A aircraft (59th BS, USAAF) in the Caribbean. (Sources: Rohwer)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-153 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-153 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 Jul, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Nov, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 153 during WWI.