U-164

Type

IXC

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down20 Jun 1940 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 703)
Launched1 May 1941
Commissioned28 Nov 1941Korvkpt. Otto Fechner
Commanders
28 Nov 1941 - 6 Jan 1943  KrvKpt. Otto Fechner
Career
2 patrols
28 Nov 1941-31 Jul 1942  4. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1942-6 Jan 1943  10. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 8,133 GRT
Fate

Sunk 6 Jan, 1943 in the South Atlantic north-west of Pernambuco, in position 01.58S, 39.22W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-83/P-2). 54 dead and 2 survivors.

See the 3 ships hit by U-164 - View the 2 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-164 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Pirat (29 Jul 1942 - 1 Aug 1942)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-164 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



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

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Dark Sky, Deep Water. Franks, Norman, 1997. (transl.)
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.
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.


There was another U-164 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Aug 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Oct 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 164 during WWI.