U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-160
24.02.1942 - 24.02.1942 First Sailing U-160 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Georg Lassen on 24th Feb 1942 and arrived at return on the same day.
01.03.1942 - 28.04.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 1st Mar 1942, U-160 left Helgoland under the command of Georg Lassen and after over eight weeks arrived at return on 28th Apr 1942. Georg Lassen hit six ships on this patrol. On 27th Mar 1942 he sank the Panamanian 6,210 ton Equipoise. On 29th Mar 1942 he sank the American 8,272 ton City of New York. On 1st Apr 1942 he sank the British 4,086 ton Rio Blanco. On 6th Apr 1942 he damaged the American 6,837 ton Bidwell. On 9th Apr 1942 he sank the American 3,516 ton Malchace. On 11th Apr 1942 he sank the British 14,647 ton Ulysses.
20.06.1942 - 24.08.1942 Third Sailing - active patrol U-160 departed under Georg Lassen from Lorient on 20th Jun 1942 and arrived at return on 24th Aug 1942 after over nine weeks. Georg Lassen hit seven ships on this patrol. On 16th Jul 1942 he sank the Panamanian 6,926 ton Beaconlight. On 18th Jul 1942 he sank the Panamanian 5,496 ton Carmona. On 21st Jul 1942 he sank the British 8,149 ton Donovania. On 25th Jul 1942 he sank the Dutch 2,078 ton Telamon. On 29th Jul 1942 he sank the Canadian 1,938 ton Prescodoc. On 2nd Aug 1942 he sank the British 4,694 ton Treminnard. On 4th Aug 1942 he damaged the Norwegian 6,161 ton Havsten. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Havsten.
23.09.1942 - 09.12.1942 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-160 left Lorient under the command of Georg Lassen on 23rd Sep 1942 and after eleven weeks arrived at return on 9th Dec 1942. Georg Lassen hit nine ships on this patrol, seven of these ships were in convoy: four were from convoy TAG-18, two were from convoy TRIN-19 and one was from convoy TRIN-24. On 16th Oct 1942 he sank the British 730 ton Castle Harbour, sailing with convoy TRIN-19. On 16th Oct 1942 he damaged the American 6,197 ton Winona, a member of convoy TRIN-19. On 3rd Nov 1942 he sank the Canadian 2,260 ton Chr J Kampmann, part of convoy TAG-18. On 3rd Nov 1942 he sank the British 4,034 ton Gypsum Empress, from convoy TAG-18. On 3rd Nov 1942 he sank the Panamanian 8,546 ton Leda, sailing with convoy TAG-18. On 3rd Nov 1942 he sank the Norwegian 11,015 ton Thorshavet, a member of convoy TAG-18. On 6th Nov 1942 he sank the British 5,431 ton Arica, part of convoy TRIN-24. On 11th Nov 1942 he sank the British 6,368 ton City of Ripon. On 21st Nov 1942 he sank the Dutch 6,481 ton Bintang. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Thorshavet.
06.01.1943 - 10.05.1943 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 6th Jan 1943, U-160 left Lorient under the command of Georg Lassen and arrived at return on 10th May 1943 after more than seventeen weeks. Georg Lassen hit nine ships on this patrol, six of these ships were in convoy, all of them from convoy DN-21. On 8th Feb 1943 he sank the American 7,191 ton Roger B Taney. On 3rd Mar 1943 he sank the British 5,961 ton Nirpura, from convoy DN-21. On 3rd Mar 1943 he sank the American 7,176 ton Harvey W Scott, sailing with convoy DN-21. On 3rd Mar 1943 he damaged the Dutch 10,356 ton Tibia, a member of convoy DN-21. On 4th Mar 1943 he damaged the British 4,868 ton Sheaf Crown, part of convoy DN-21. On 4th Mar 1943 he sank the British 5,087 ton Empire Mahseer, from convoy DN-21. On 4th Mar 1943 he sank the British 7,628 ton Marietta E, sailing with convoy DN-21. On 8th Mar 1943 he sank the American 7,176 ton James B Stephens. On 11th Mar 1943 he sank the British 4,986 ton Aelybryn. U-160 caused the loss of 8 vessels during this patrol that were being shipped: HMS LCP(R) 673 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 680 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 684 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 685 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 689 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 692 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 693 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E. HMS LCP(R) 727 (9 tons) was being carried by Marietta E.
29.06.1943 - 14.07.1943 Sixth Sailing U-160 departed under Gerd von Pommer-Esche from Bordeaux on 29th Jun 1943 and after just over two weeks arrived at return on 14th Jul 1943.

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