Patrol info for U-185
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 3 May 1943 | Bordeaux | 85 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. August Maus |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-185
We have daily positions for all 85 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 8 Feb 1943.
9 Feb 1943 - 10 Feb 1943 - 11 Feb 1943 - 12 Feb 1943 - 13 Feb 1943 - 14 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943 - 16 Feb 1943 - 17 Feb 1943 - 18 Feb 1943 - 19 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943 - 21 Feb 1943 - 22 Feb 1943 - 23 Feb 1943 - 24 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943 - 27 Feb 1943 - 28 Feb 1943 - 1 Mar 1943 - 2 Mar 1943 - 3 Mar 1943 - 4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943 - 7 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943 - 9 Mar 1943 - 10 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943 - 14 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943 - 18 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943 - 21 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 - 23 Mar 1943 - 24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 - 28 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943 - 31 Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 - 3 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 -
Arrival at Bordeaux on 3 May 1943.
Ships hit by U-185 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1943 | U-185 | August Maus |  | Virginia Sinclair | 6,151 |  | am | KG-123 | A |
| 10 Mar 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | James Sprunt | 7,177 | | am | KG-123 | B |
| 6 Apr 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | John Sevier | 7,176 | | am | GTMO-83 | C | |
| 20,504 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (20,504 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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-185 during this patrol
10 Mar 1943
After sinking two ships from convoy KG 123 in the Caribbean the boat was counter-attacked and forced to abandon a second attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 219)
About this data
If you believe we have missed an attack on a German U-boat in this listing please let us know.
See all patrols for U-185
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.