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Patrol info for U-170


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Aug 1944Lorient4 Dec 1944Flensburg126 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. (R) Hans-Gerold Hauber

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-170


We have 120 daily positions for the 126 days U-170 was at sea.

Departure from Lorient on 1 Aug 1944.
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Arrival at Flensburg on 4 Dec 1944.

Ships hit by U-170 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-170 during this patrol

25 Oct 1944
A boat was attacked and damaged by aircraft from the Guadalcanal hunter-killer group. Blair claims this was U-170, but that boat reported "Very quiet day ... far away depth charges heard". (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 621)

31 Oct 1944
The boat reported an attack on a convoy escorted by "destroyers" and fired a T5 torpedo, but was in return depth charged and severely damaged (War Diary, KTB).

5 Nov 1944
The boat reported Schnorchel damage from depth charging and an intention to return for repair. She docked in Norway on 30 Nov. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 621)

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