Patrol info for U-176
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 21 Jul, 1942 | Kiel | 2 Oct, 1942 | Lorient | 74 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 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).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 4 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-176 during this patrol *
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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. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-176 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.