Patrol info for U-181
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 18 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | 129 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Ltn. Theodor Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Gottfried König |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-181
We have daily positions for all 129 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 12 Sep 1942.
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Arrival at Bordeaux on 18 Jan 1943.
Ships hit by U-181 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | East Indian | 8,159 |  | am | A | |
| 8 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Plaudit | 5,060 |  | pa | B | ||
| 10 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | K.G. Meldahl | 3,799 |  | nw | C | |
| 13 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Excello | 4,969 | | am | D | |
| 19 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Gunda | 2,241 | | nw | E | ||
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Corinthiakos | 3,562 |  | gr | F | |
| 22 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Alcoa Pathfinder | 6,797 | | am | G | |
| 24 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Mount Helmos | 6,481 | | gr | H | |
| 24 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Dorington Court | 5,281 |  | br | I | |
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Evanthia | 3,551 | | gr | J | |
| 30 Nov 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Cleanthis | 4,153 | | gr | K | |
| 2 Dec 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Amarylis | 4,328 | | pa | L | |
| 58,381 | |||||||||
12 ships sunk (58,381 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
26 Sep 1942. One of U-181's crew was operated on under general anaesthetic.
3 Nov 1942. U-181 provided drinking water to the occupants of a lifeboat they came across in the Indian Ocean.
20 Nov 1942. After sinking a ship, U-181 rescued a survivor from the water and later transferred him to a lifeboat.
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Attacks on U-181 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.