List of all U-boats
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 |
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| Successes | 10 ships sunk, total tonnage 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 USCGC Spencer. 13 dead and 41 survivors. | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-175 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Without name (15 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
2 Oct 1942
The boat was attacked twice by an American B-18 aircraft (USAF) but suffered no damage.
1 Jan 1943
18.53 hours, off Sierra Leone: 5 bombs dropped by a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270/V), causing minor damage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
30 Jan 1943
16.57 hours, southwest of Dakar: A British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270/G) dropped 6 bombs on the boat. The extensive damage limited the ability to dive and an oil leak 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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
 Shield with sword and two snake-like objects |
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