List of all U-boats
U-185
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1025) | ||||||||
| Launched | 2 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 13 Jun 1942 | Kptlt. August Maus (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 9 ships sunk, total tonnage 62,761 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,840 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 24 Aug, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic, in position 27.00N, 37.06W, by depth charges from 3 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core. 29 dead and 22 survivors. | |||||||||
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14 men from U-604 also perished on this boat that had previously saved them.
Wolfpack operations
U-185 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 16 Dec 1942)
Attacks on this boat
10 Mar 1943
Attacking convoy KG 123 in the Caribbean (sinking 2 ships) the boat was counter-attacked and forced to abort its second attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 219)
14 Jun 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Whitley (10 OTU RAF/G)
U-564 was sunk in this attack. The damaged aircraft had to ditch at sea.
3 Aug 1943
While looking for the U-604 to attack her again a Ventura aircraft (Sqdn VB-107, pilot Prueher) instead found the U-185 and attacked her with depth charges and wounding one man. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 371)
11 Aug 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:An American B-24 Liberator (Sqdn VB-107). Shot down while alongside the wounded U-604.
4 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
We have a detailed article on the sinking of U-185 with scores of action photos.
12 Jul 1943. On 12 July 1943 some 90 miles off Recife, Brazil, U-185 was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator bomber (VB-107/B-7). Although the bomber crew believed they had crippled the boat, U-185's radio report of the attack was that it caused only slight damage.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-185 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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