List of all U-boats
U-186
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 24 Jul 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1026) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 10 Jul 1942 | Kptlt. Siegfried Hesemann | ||||||||
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 18,782 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 12 May 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 41.54N, 31.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-186 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Habicht (10 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (19 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)
Nordsturm (2 Feb 1943 - 9 Feb 1943)
Haudegen (9 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Taifun (15 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943)
Amsel (22 Apr 1943 - 3 May 1943)
Amsel 4 (3 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Rhein (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Elbe 2 (10 May 1943 - 12 May 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-186 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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