List of all U-boats
U-181
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 15 Mar 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1021) | ||||||||||||||||
Launched | 30 Dec 1941 | |||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 9 May 1942 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth (Knights Cross) | ||||||||||||||||
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Career 4 patrols |
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Successes | 27 ships sunk, total tonnage 138,779 GRT | |||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Taken over by Japan at Singapore on 5 May 1945 and became the Japanese submarine I 501 on 15 July 1945. Post war information (see more post-war boats): | |||||||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-181 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Without name (27 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Men lost from the boat
11 Apr 1943
The new 37mm anti-aircraft cannon on U-181 exploded in action while on patrol in the South Atlantic killing one man and wounding two more. [Matrosengefreiter Wilhelm Williger]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 4 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Swastika on Shield |
Spade |
105812 |
Coat of Arms |
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