U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-173


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Nov 1942Lorient16 Nov 1942Lost16 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Hans-Adolf Schweichel

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-173

Legend

means a ship hit (sunk or damaged). shows the loss of the U-boat.

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We have daily positions for all 16 days on this patrol.

Departure from Lorient on 1 Nov 1942.
2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 -
Sunk on 16 Nov 1942.

Ships hit by U-173 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Joseph Hewes (AP 50)9,359amUGF-1
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Winooski (AO 38) (d.)10,172amUGF-1
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Hambleton (DD 455) (d.)1,630amUGF-1
15 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Electra (AK 21) (d.)8,113amUGF-1
 29,274

1 ship sunk (9,359 tons) and 3 ships damaged (19,915 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

1942

1 Nov 1942. U-173 sailed from France on her second and final patrol.

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Attacks on U-173 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-173 during this patrol (prior to its loss).

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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