List of all U-boats
U-163
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Sep 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 8 May 1940 | Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 702) | ||||||||
| Launched | 1 May 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1941 | Korvkpt. Kurt-Eduard Engelmann | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 15,011 GRT 1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 2,000 tons | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 13 March 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 45.05N, 15.00W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Prescott. 57 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, April 1987). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk by the American submarine USS Herring on 21 March, 1943 in position 44.13N, 08.23W. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against a nonsub target or possibly a Spanish fishing boat
Attacks on this boat and other events
13 Nov 1942
A B-18B aircraft dropped 3 depth charges on the surfaced boat running with its decks awash. The depth charges exploded under the boats bow. The boat submerged and escaped. While the attack was mostly unsuccessful, it did inflict damage to the U-boat\'s bow mounted sonar. Position is from the allied after action report (Sources: Allied after action report and the boats war diary (KTB).)
1 recorded attack 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-163 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Sailing ship with Key |
Red V on White Shield |
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There was another U-163 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Jun 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Aug 1918.The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about SM U 163 during WWI.
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