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U-191

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered4 Nov, 1940
Laid down 2 Nov, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1037)
Launched3 Jul, 1942
Commissioned20 Oct, 1942Kptlt. Helmut Fiehn
Commanders
20 Oct, 1942 - 23 Apr, 1943  Kptlt. Helmut Fiehn
Career1 patrol 20 Oct, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943  4. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943  2. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 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.



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