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U-165

Type

IXC

 
Ordered25 Sep, 1939
Laid down 30 Aug, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen (werk 704)
Launched15 Aug, 1941
Commissioned3 Feb, 1942Korvkpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
Commanders
3 Feb, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942  FrgKpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
Career1 patrol 3 Feb, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942  4. Flottille (training)
1 Sep, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942  10. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 8.396 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 358 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 14.499 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 7.252 GRT
Fate

Sunk 27 Sept, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay west of Lorient, in position 47.00N, 05.30W by depth charges from Wellington Q/311 RAF (Czech). 51 dead (all hands lost).

See the 7 ships hit by U-165 - View the 1 war patrol

Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestlé & Eric Zimmerman during February 2003). More on revised fates

Many older explanations of its loss exist including air-laid mines, allied submarines and so on. But the explanation here by Niestlé has to be the most convincing.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-165 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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
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-165 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Nov, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 165 during WWI.