Patrol info for U-172
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 19 Aug, 1942 | Lorient | 27 Dec, 1942 | Lorient | 131 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann |
1WO Oblt. Heinz-Günther Scholz |
2WO Hermann Hoffmann |
U-172's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 131 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-172 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 7 Oct, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann |  | Chickasaw City | 6.196 |  | am | |
| 7 Oct, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Firethorn | 4.700 |  | pa | ||
| 8 Oct, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Pantelis | 3.845 |  | gr | |
| 10 Oct, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Orcades | 23.456 |  | br | |
| 31 Oct, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Aldington Court | 4.891 | | br | ||
| 2 Nov, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Llandilo | 4.966 | | br | ||
| 23 Nov, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Benlomond | 6.630 | | br | |
| 28 Nov, 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | Alaskan | 5.364 | | am | ||
| 60.048 | ||||||||
| 8 ships sunk (60.048 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-172 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-172 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-172 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-172 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.