Patrol info for U-171
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 17 Jun 1942 | Kiel | 9 Oct 1942 | Lost | 115 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Günther Pfeffer |
2WO Ltn. Curt Hartmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-171
We have 89 daily positions for the 115 days U-171 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 17 Jun 1942.
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Sunk on 9 Oct 1942.
Ships hit by U-171 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1942 | U-171 | Günther Pfeffer |  | Oaxaca | 4,351 |  | me | A | |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-171 | Günther Pfeffer | R.M. Parker Jr. | 6,779 |  | am | B | ||
| 4 Sep 1942 | U-171 | Günther Pfeffer | | Amatlan | 6,511 | | me | C | |
| 17,641 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (17,641 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-171 during this patrol
1 Aug 1942
An attack on 1 Aug. 1942 in the Gulf of Mexico in position 28.37N, 90.45W by a US Grumman J4F-1 aircraft (V-212 USCG/Y) was credited with sinking U-166 with a single depth charge.
However, U-166 was sunk the day before. The target may have been U-171.
(Sources: 2001-06-01, uboat.net)About this data
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.