U-158
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Nov, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1000) | ||
| Launched | 21 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Sep, 1941 | Kptlt. Erwin Rostin (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 25 Sep, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 17 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.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |