U-169
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 May 1941 | Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 708) | ||||||||
| Launched | 6 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 16 Nov 1942 | Oblt. Hermann Bauer | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 27 March, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 60.54N, 15.25W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/L). 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-169 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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