U-168

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down15 Mar 1941 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 707)
Launched5 Mar 1942
Commissioned10 Sep 1942Kptlt. Helmut Pich
Commanders
10 Sep 1942 - 6 Oct 1944  Kptlt. Helmuth Pich
Career
4 patrols
10 Sep 1942-28 Feb 1943  4. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1943-30 Sep 1944  2. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct 1944-6 Oct 1944  33. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 6,568 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1,440 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 9,804 GRT
Fate

Sunk at 0130hrs on 6 October, 1944 in the Java Sea, in position 06.20S, 111.28E, by a torpedo from the Dutch submarine HrMs Zwaardvisch. 23 dead and 27 survivors.

See the 4 ships hit by U-168 - View the 4 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-168 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Seeteufel (21 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
   Löwenherz (1 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943)
   Lerche (10 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943)
   Specht (21 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
   Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)

Attacks on this boat

4 Nov 1943
An unidentified Catalina aircraft attacked the boat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 402)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-168 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

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.
Stuifzeetjes over P 322. Van Dapperen, J., 1964.
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.