Patrol info for U-176
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 21 Jul 1942 | Kiel | 2 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 74 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Reiner Dierksen |
1WO Oblt. Alfred Eick |
U-176's daily positions during the patrol
We have 71 daily positions for the 74 days U-176 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-176 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | Richmond Castle | 7,798 |  | br | ||
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen |  | Kelso | 3,956 | | br | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | Mount Kassion | 7,914 |  | gr | SC-94 | |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Trehata | 4,817 | | br | SC-94 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Radchurch | 3,701 | | br | SC-94 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | Empire Breeze (d.) | 7,457 | | br | ON-122 | |
| 35,643 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (28,186 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,457 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 4 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
We have no events listed for this patrol. Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases. |
Attacks on U-176 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-176 during this patrol.
If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-176 please let us know.
See all patrols for U-176
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
Return to U-boat Patrols main page