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U-186

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered15 Aug, 1940
Laid down 24 Jul, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1026)
Launched11 Mar, 1942
Commissioned10 Jul, 1942Kptlt. Siegfried Hesemann
Commanders
10 Jul, 1942 - 12 May, 1943  KrvKpt. Siegfried Hesemann
Career2 patrols 10 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942  4. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1943 - 12 May, 1943  10. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 18.782 GRT
Fate

Sunk 12 May, 1943 north of the Azores, in position 41.54N, 31.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 53 dead (all hands lost).

See the 3 ships hit by U-186 - View the 2 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-186 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Habicht (12 Jan, 1943 - 19 Jan, 1943)
   Haudegen (22 Jan, 1943 - 2 Feb, 1943)
   Haudegen (9 Feb, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1943)
   Taifun (15 Feb, 1943 - 17 Feb, 1943)
   Amsel (25 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
   Rhein (8 May, 1943 - 11 May, 1943)
   Elbe 2 (11 May, 1943 - 12 May, 1943)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-186 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
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