Patrol info for U-156
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 20 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 16 Nov 1942 | Lorient | 89 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Werner Hartenstein |
WO Gert Mannesmann |
U-156's daily positions during the patrol
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Ships hit by U-156 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |  | Clan Macwhirter | 5,941 |  | br | SL-119 |
| 12 Sep 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Laconia | 19,695 | | br | |
| 19 Sep 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Quebec City | 4,745 | | br | |
| 30,381 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (30,381 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-156 during this patrol
16 Sep 1942
An American B-24 bomber from Ascension Island, piloted by James D. Harden, found the U-156 on the surface carrying out rescue operations of over thousand survivors from the sunken (by U-156) HMS Laconia. U-156, having radioed earlier that she would not attack any ship assisting, displayed a large Red Cross in hopes of making the Americans cancel an attack. Harden described the situation to base and was told "Sink sub" and then commenced an attack which damaged the boat. The boat radioed home about the attack and sailed west to repair damages. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 62.)
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