U-178
Type | IXD2 | |||||||
| Ordered | 28 May 1940 | |||||||
| Laid down | 24 Dec 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1018) | ||||||
| Launched | 25 Oct 1941 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 14 Feb 1942 | Fregkpt. Hans Ibekken | ||||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 14 Feb 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1942 - 1 Aug 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | 13 ships sunk for a total of 87,030 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,348 GRT | |||||||
| Fate | Scuttled 25 Aug, 1944 at Bordeaux, France as she was not seaworthy in time to escape the Allied advance. Broken up in 1947. | |||||||
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Attacks on this boat
15 Nov 1942
While operating off Durban (Nov 13-15) the boat was attacked by Allied aircraft several times and one time 3 bombs fell close but without damages. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 78)
24 May 1943
At 06.05 hours, the boat was attacked by a Dutch Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 321 / Z) with 3 bombs while tracking a small convoy near Capetown, South Africa. No damages, but the convoy escaped. (Sources: Rohwer / Blair, vol 2, page 301)
2 recorded attacks 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-178 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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