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 |
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| 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). | |||||||||
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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