Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1011) | ||||||||
| Launched | 22 Jul 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1941 | Oblt. Günther Pfeffer | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,641 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk at 1300hrs on 9 Oct, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, France, in position 47.39N, 03.34W, by mines. 22 dead and 30 survivors. | |||||||||
The wreck of this boat has been discovered in position 47.39.532N, 03.34.778W.
Attacks on this boat
1 Aug 1942
Attack on 1 Aug, 1942, in the Gulf of Mexico, in position 28.37N, 90.45W, by a single depth charge from a US Grumman J4F-1 aircraft (USCG V-212/Y) was credited with sinking U-166.
This may have been an attack on U-171.
(Sources: 2001-06-01, uboat.net)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-171 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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