Patrol info for U-161
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 24 Jan, 1942 | Lorient | 2 Apr, 1942 | Lorient | 69 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Albrecht Achilles |
1WO Oblt. Werner Bender |
2WO Götz Roth |
U-161's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 69 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-161 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 19 Feb, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | British Consul (d.) | 6.940 |  | br | ||
| 19 Feb, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | Mokihana (d.) | 7.460 |  | am | ||
| 21 Feb, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles |  | Circe Shell | 8.207 | | br | ON-60 |
| 23 Feb, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | Lihue | 7.001 | | am | ||
| 7 Mar, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Uniwaleco | 9.755 |  | sa | |
| 10 Mar, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Lady Nelson (d.) | 7.970 |  | ca | |
| 10 Mar, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Umtata (d.) | 8.141 | | br | |
| 14 Mar, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Sarniadoc | 1.940 | | ca | |
| 15 Mar, 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200) | 1.130 | | am | ||
| 58.544 | ||||||||
| 5 ships sunk (28.033 tons) and 4 ships damaged (30.511 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 7 positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-161 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-161 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-161 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-161 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.