Patrol info for U-181
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Sep, 1942 | Kiel | 18 Jan, 1943 | Bordeaux | 129 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Theodor Petersen |
2WO Gottfried König |
U-181's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 129 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-181 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 3 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | East Indian | 8.159 |  | am | ||
| 8 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Plaudit | 5.060 |  | pa | ||
| 10 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | K.G. Meldahl | 3.799 |  | nw | ||
| 13 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Excello | 4.969 | | am | ||
| 19 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Gunda | 2.241 | | nw | ||
| 20 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | Corinthiakos | 3.562 |  | gr | |
| 22 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Alcoa Pathfinder | 6.797 | | am | ||
| 24 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | Dorington Court | 5.281 |  | br | ||
| 24 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Mount Helmos | 6.481 | | gr | |
| 28 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Evanthia | 3.551 | | gr | |
| 30 Nov, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Cleanthis | 4.153 | | gr | |
| 2 Dec, 1942 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Amarylis | 4.328 | | pa | |
| 58.381 | ||||||||
| 12 ships sunk (58.381 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 12 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-181 during this patrol *
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Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-181 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.