Patrol info for U-156
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 77 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Werner Hartenstein |
1WO Oblt. Paul Just |
WO Gert Mannesmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-156
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We have daily positions for all 77 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 22 Apr 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 7 Jul 1942.
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 | Letitia Porter [Trans.] | 15 |  | nl | ||
| 13 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |  | Koenjit | 4,551 | | nl | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | City of Melbourne | 6,630 |  | br | |
| 15 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | Siljestad | 4,301 |  | nw | ||
| 15 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Kupa | 4,382 |  | yu | |
| 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). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
17 May 1942. U-156 rescued shipwrecked survivors of the sunken ship Barrdale.
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Attacks on U-156 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-156 during this patrol.
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