U-165
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Aug, 1940 | Seebeck, Bremen (werk 704) | ||
| Launched | 15 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Feb, 1942 | Korvkpt. Eberhard Hoffmann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 3 Feb, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 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 Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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.