U-175
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Jan 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1015) | ||
| Launched | 2 Sep 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Dec 1941 | Kptlt. Heinrich Bruns | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 5 Dec 1941 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 17 Apr 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 10 ships sunk for a total of 40,619 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 April, 1943 south-west of Ireland, in position 47.53N, 22.04W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US Coast Guard cutter USS Spencer. 13 dead and 41 survivors. | |||
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Attacks on this boat
2 Oct 1942
The boat was attacked twice by an American B-18 aircraft (USAF) but suffered no damage.
1 Jan 1943
At 18.53 hours, the boat was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270 / V) with 5 bombs off Sierra Leone and suffered minor damages. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
30 Jan 1943
At 16.57 hours, the returning boat was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270 / G) with 6 bombs southwest of Dakar. The extensive damages limited the ability to dive and a trace of oil caused a serious loss of fuel that had to be replenished from U-118 (Czygan) on 11 February. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
3 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
Another Commanding officer?
There is a rather common misunderstanding that Gerhardt Muntz commanded U-175. This is found in variety of sources but is not true and no U-boat commander with that name existed in WWII and certainly not on U-175.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-175 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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