U-173
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 21 Dec 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1013) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 Aug 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Nov 1941 | Fregkpt. Heinz-Ehler Beucke | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 9,359 GRT 2 auxiliary warships damaged for a total of 18,285 GRT 1 warship damaged for a total of 1,630 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Nov 1942 at Casablanca in position 33.40N, 07.35W by depth charges from the US destroyers USS Woolsey, USS Swanson and USS Quick. 57 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-173 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Schlagetot (9 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-173 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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