Patrol info for U-160
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 9 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 78 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Georg Lassen |
1WO Oblt. Helmut von Tippelskirch |
2WO Ltn. Georg von Bitter |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-160
We have daily positions for all 78 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 23 Sep 1942.
24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 - 4 Dec 1942 - 5 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1942 - 7 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 9 Dec 1942.
Ships hit by U-160 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen |  | Winona (d.) | 6,197 |  | am | TRIN-19 | A |
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | Castle Harbour | 730 |  | br | TRIN-19 | B | |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Chr. J. Kampmann | 2,260 |  | ca | TAG-18 | C |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | Thorshavet | 11,015 |  | nw | TAG-18 | D | |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | Gypsum Empress | 4,034 | | br | TAG-18 | E | |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Leda | 8,546 |  | pa | TAG-18 | F |
| 6 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Arica | 5,431 | | br | TRIN-24 | G |
| 11 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | City of Ripon | 6,368 | | br | H | |
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Bintang | 6,481 |  | nl | I | |
| 51,062 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (44,865 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,197 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-160 during this patrol
16 Oct 1942
After sinking one small ship and damaging a larger one from a small convoy north of Trinidad, the boat escaped an attack by the escorts without significant damage. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 53.)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.