Patrol info for U-160
Date lookup for 16 Oct 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 9 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 78 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Georg Lassen |
1WO Oblt. Helmut von Tippelskirch |
2WO Ltn. Georg von Bitter |
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U-160's position on 16 Oct 1942
Ships hit by U-160 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | Castle Harbour | 730 |  | br | TRIN-19 | A | |
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen |  | Winona (d.) | 6,197 |  | am | TRIN-19 | B |
| 6,927 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (730 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,197 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-160 during this patrol
16 Oct 1942
After sinking one small ship and damaging a larger one from a small convoy north of Trinidad, the boat escaped an attack by the escorts without significant damage. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 53.)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.