List of all U-boats
U-171
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1011) | ||||||||
| Launched | 22 Jul 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1941 | Oblt. Günther Pfeffer | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,641 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk at 1345hrs on 9 October 1942 in the Bay of Biscay south-west of Lorient, in position 47.39N, 03.34W, by an air-laid mine in the British minefield Artichokes. 22 dead and 30 survivors. | |||||||||
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The wreck of this boat has been discovered in position 47.39.532N, 03.34.778W.
This boat is a dive site
Near Lorient and Isle de Groix at 40m depth.
Depth: 120 feet (37 meters)Position (lat, long): 47.39, -3.34
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Attacks on this boat and other events
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)1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-171 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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