Patrol info for U-153
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jul 1942 | Lost | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * |
KrvKpt. Wilfried Reichmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-153
We have daily positions for all 31 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 6 Jun 1942.
7 Jun 1942 - 8 Jun 1942 - 9 Jun 1942 - 10 Jun 1942 - 11 Jun 1942 - 12 Jun 1942 - 13 Jun 1942 - 14 Jun 1942 - 15 Jun 1942 - 16 Jun 1942 - 17 Jun 1942 - 18 Jun 1942 - 19 Jun 1942 - 20 Jun 1942 - 21 Jun 1942 - 22 Jun 1942 - 23 Jun 1942 - 24 Jun 1942 - 25 Jun 1942 - 26 Jun 1942 - 27 Jun 1942 - 28 Jun 1942 - 29 Jun 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 - 1 Jul 1942 - 2 Jul 1942 - 3 Jul 1942 - 4 Jul 1942 - 5 Jul 1942 -
Sunk on 6 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-153 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann |  | Anglo-Canadian | 5,268 |  | br | A | |
| 27 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | | Potlatch | 6,085 |  | am | B | |
| 29 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | Ruth | 4,833 | | am | C | ||
| 16,186 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (16,186 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
27 Jun 1942. After sinking the American merchantman Potlatch, U-153 gave the survivors cigarettes after questioning them.
29 Jun 1942. After torpedoing her, U-153 rescued four men from the sinking American steam merchantman Ruth and put them in a lifeboat.
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Attacks on U-153 during this patrol
6 Jul 1942
The boat was sunk in an air attack by the US A-20A Havoc aircraft 40-106 (59th BS USAAF, pilot 1stLt M.E. Groover) in the Caribbean Sea north-west of Aruba. (Sources: Axel Niestlé)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.