Patrol info for U-133
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 26 Dec 1941 | Messina | 11 days |
| 28 Dec 1941 | Messina | 29 Dec 1941 | Messina | 2 days |
| 1 Jan 1942 | Messina | 22 Jan 1942 | Salamis | 22 days |
| 35 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hermann Hesse |
Transfer into the Mediterranean
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-133
We have 34 daily positions for the 35 days U-133 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 16 Dec 1941.
17 Dec 1941 - 18 Dec 1941 - 19 Dec 1941 - 20 Dec 1941 - 21 Dec 1941 - 22 Dec 1941 - 23 Dec 1941 - 24 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941 - 26 Dec 1941 - 27 Dec 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at Messina on 29 Dec 1941.
Departure from Messina on 1 Jan 1942.
2 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942 - 5 Jan 1942 - 6 Jan 1942 - 7 Jan 1942 - 8 Jan 1942 - 9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 - 21 Jan 1942 -
Arrival at Salamis on 22 Jan 1942.
Ships hit by U-133 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1942 | U-133 | Hermann Hesse | HMS Gurkha (G 63) | 1,920 |  | br | MW-8B | A | |
| 1,920 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,920 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-133 during this patrol
17 Jan 1942
Depth charging by the British destroyer HMS Maori (Cdr R.E. Courage, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) caused minor damage.
U-133 had just torpedoed and sunk the British destroyer HMS Gurkha (Cdr. C.N. Lentaigne, DSO, RN) escorting convoy MW 8B.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.