U-186
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 24 Jul 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1026) | ||
| Launched | 11 Mar 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Jul 1942 | Kptlt. Siegfried Hesemann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 10 Jul 1942 - 31 Dec 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1943 - 12 May 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 18,782 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 May, 1943 north of the Azores, in position 41.54N, 31.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-186 - View the 2 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-186 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Habicht (12 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)
Haudegen (9 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Taifun (15 Feb 1943 - 17 Feb 1943)
Amsel (25 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Rhein (8 May 1943 - 11 May 1943)
Elbe 2 (11 May 1943 - 12 May 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-186 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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