Patrol info for U-176
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 21 Jul 1942 | Kiel | 2 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 74 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Reiner Dierksen |
1WO Oblt. Alfred Eick |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-176
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We have 71 daily positions for the 74 days U-176 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 21 Jul 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 2 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-176 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steinbrinck (5 Aug 1942 - 11 Aug 1942)
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942)
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 | | Trehata | 4,817 | | br | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Mount Kassion | 7,914 |  | gr | SC-94 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Radchurch | 3,701 | | br | SC-94 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | Empire Breeze | 7,457 | | br | ONS-122 | |
| 35,643 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (35,643 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-176 during this patrol
25 Aug 1942
After a successful attack on convoy ONS-122, the surfaced boat sighted HMS Viscount and at 02.12 hours fired one stern torpedo which missed astern because it was a surface runner. The destroyer immediately attacked the crash-diving U-boat with five depth charges without damaging her. Turning for another attack, HMS Viscount spotted U-605 and left to hunt the other boat. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-176)
25 Aug 1942
At 06.13 hours, U-176 encountered HMS Viscount behind the convoy ONS-122 in thick fog. The destroyer was searching for another U-boat they had attacked earlier and investigated a radar contact by firing a star shell when spotting U-176 on the surface nearby and opened fire with the 20mm AA guns, but they could not be depressed enough. The U-boat crash-dived at a steep angle of more than 45° to 120 meters and was attacked with five depth charges that caused only minor damage. The destroyer lost the Asdic contact after the attack and sighted oil on the water when sweeping the area for 20 minutes before returning to the convoy. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-176)
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