Patrol info for U-156
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 22 Apr, 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jul, 1942 | Lorient | 77 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Werner Hartenstein |
1WO Paul Just |
1WO Paul Just |
WO Gert Mannesmann |
U-156's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 77 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-156 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 13 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |  | City of Melbourne | 6.630 |  | br | |
| 13 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Koenjit | 4.551 |  | nl | |
| 13 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Letitia Porter [Trans.] | 15 | | nl | ||
| 15 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Kupa | 4.382 |  | yu | |
| 15 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Siljestad | 4.301 |  | nw | ||
| 17 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Barrdale | 5.072 | | br | |
| 18 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Quaker City | 4.961 |  | am | |
| 18 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | San Eliseo (d.) | 8.042 | | br | |
| 21 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Presidente Trujillo | 1.668 |  | do | |
| 25 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | USS Blakeley (DD 150) (d.) | 1.190 | | am | |
| 29 May, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Norman Prince | 1.913 | | br | ||
| 1 Jun, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Alegrete | 5.970 |  | bz | |
| 3 Jun, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Lillian | 80 | | br | ||
| 24 Jun, 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Willimantic | 4.857 | | br | ||
| 53.632 | ||||||||
| 12 ships sunk (44.400 tons) and 2 ships damaged (9.232 tons).
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 13 positions of the 14 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-156 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-156 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-156 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-156 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.