U-171
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Dec, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Dec, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1011) | ||
| Launched | 22 Jul, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Oct, 1941 | Oblt. Günther Pfeffer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 25 Oct, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 9 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 17.641 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 1300hrs on 9 Oct, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, France, in position 47.39N, 03.34W, by mines. 22 dead and 30 survivors. | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-171 - View the 1 war patrol
The wreck of this boat has been discovered in position 47.39.532N, 03.34.778W.
Attacks on this boat
1 Aug, 1942
Attack on 1 August, 1942 in the Gulf of Mexico, in position 28.37N, 90.45W, by a single depth charge from a US J4F-1 Grumman aircraft (USCG V-212/Y) was credited with sinking the U-166.
This may have been an attack on U-171.
(Sources: 2001-06-01, uboat.net)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-171 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995 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 |