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Patrol info for U-156


DepartureArrival / FateDays
19 Jan 1942Lorient17 Mar 1942Lorient58 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Werner Hartenstein		 1WO

Oblt. Paul Just

U-156's daily positions during the patrol


We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-156 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
16 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Arkansas (d.)6,452am
16 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Oranjestad2,396br
16 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Pedernales (d.)4,317br
20 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Delplata5,127am
25 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein La Carriere5,685br
27 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Macgregor2,498brON-60
28 Feb 1942U-156Werner Hartenstein Oregon7,017am
 33,492

5 ships sunk (22,723 tons) and 2 ships damaged (10,769 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have 6 positions of the 7 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-156 during this patrol

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Men lost from U-boats

16 Feb 1942
U-156 began to shell the oil refinery at Aruba in the Caribbean, but the gun crew forgot to remove the water plug from the barrel, causing an explosion that killed one man [Matrosengefreiter Heinrich Büssinger]. The gunnery officer [II WO Leutnant zur See Dietrich von dem Borne, see right] lost his right leg in this incident, and so had to be put ashore into captivity at Martinique on 21 February. The commander decided to saw off the ruined portion of the gun barrel, and using this shorter barrel, on 27 February U-156 sank a 2,498-ton British steamer.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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