U-158

Type

IXC

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down1 Nov 1940 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1000)
Launched21 Jun 1941
Commissioned25 Sep 1941Kptlt. Erwin Rostin (Knights Cross)
Commanders
25 Sep 1941 - 30 Jun 1942  Kptlt. Erwin Rostin (Knights Cross)
Career
2 patrols
25 Sep 1941-31 Jan 1942  4. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1942-30 Jun 1942  10. Flottille (front boat)
Successes17 ships sunk for a total of 101,321 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 15,264 GRT
Fate

Sunk 30 June, 1942 west of the Bermudas, in position 32.50N, 67.28W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft (USN VP-74). 54 dead (all hands lost).

See the 19 ships hit by U-158 - View the 2 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-158 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
On The Triangle Run. Lamb, James B., 2000.
Torpedoes in the Gulf. Wiggins, Melanie, 1995.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.