U-191
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 4 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Nov, 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1037) | ||
| Launched | 3 Jul, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Oct, 1942 | Kptlt. Helmut Fiehn | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 20 Oct, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.025 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 April, 1943 south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 56.45N, 34.25W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 55 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-191 - View the 1 war patrol
Wolfpack operations
U-191 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lowenherz (3 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1943)
Lerche (11 Apr, 1943 - 13 Apr, 1943)
Meise (20 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
13 Apr, 1943
The boat reported being attacked repeatedly by a Sunderland flying boat but each time fighting it off. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 279)
1 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-191 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |