List of all U-boats

U-165

Type

IXC

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down30 Aug 1940 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 704)
Launched15 Aug 1941
Commissioned3 Feb 1942Korvkpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
Commanders
3 Feb 1942 - 27 Sep 1942  FrgKpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
Career
1 patrol
3 Feb 1942-31 Aug 1942  4. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1942-27 Sep 1942  10. Flottille (active service)
Successes2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,396 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 358 GRT
3 ships damaged, total tonnage 14,499 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged, total tonnage 7,252 GRT
Fate

Sunk 27 Sept, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay west of Lorient, in position 47.00N, 05.30W by depth charges from Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 311/Q RAF) (Czech). 51 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé & Eric Zimmerman, February 2003).

Loss position

See the 7 ships hit by U-165 - View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-165 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.


Media links


U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1

Wynn, Kenneth


German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel


Hitler's U-boat War

Blair, Clay

There was another U-165 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Aug 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Nov 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 165 during WWI.