Patrol info for U-153
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 13 Jul 1942 | Lost | 38 days |
Commander | Officers * |
KrvKpt. Wilfried Reichmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-153
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We have 33 daily positions for the 38 days U-153 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 6 Jun 1942.
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Sunk on 13 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-153 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann |  | Anglo-Canadian | 5,268 |  | br | |
| 27 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | Potlatch | 6,085 |  | am | ||
| 29 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | Ruth | 4,833 | | am | ||
| 16,186 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (16,186 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
27 Jun 1942. U-153 gave some cigarettes to shipwrecked seamen from the sunken ship Potlatch.
29 Jun 1942. U-153 rescued four shipwrecked crewmembers from the sunken ship Ruth and put them in a lifeboat.
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Attacks on U-153 during this patrol
6 Jul 1942
The boat was damaged by air attacks from US A-20A aircraft (59th BS, USAAF) in the Caribbean. (Sources: Rohwer)
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