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| U-174 | Type IXC |
| Feldpost Number | M 41 607 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen |
| Yard Number | 1014 |
| Ordered | 23rd Dec 1939 |
| Keel laid | 2nd Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 21st Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26th Nov 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 11.41 - 07.42 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 07.42 - 04.43 | 10.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 11.41 - 03.43 | FK Ulrich Thilo |
| 03.43 - 04.43 | OL Wolfgang Grandefeld |
| Operations information for U-174 | 30.07.1942 - 06.09.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-174 left Kiel under the command of Ulrich Thilo on 30th Jul 1942 and arrived at return on 6th Sep 1942 after five and a half weeks.
| 07.10.1942 - 09.01.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Oct 1942, U-174 left Lorient under the command of Ulrich Thilo and after thirteen and a half weeks arrived at return on 9th Jan 1943.
Ulrich Thilo hit five ships on this patrol, one was from convoy TRIN-20.-
On 31st Oct 1942 he sank the British 4,555 ton Marylyn.
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On 1st Nov 1942 he sank the British 4,872 ton Elmdale, sailing with convoy TRIN-20.
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On 2nd Nov 1942 he sank the Dutch 10,909 ton Zaandam.
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On 2nd Dec 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,977 ton Besholt.
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On 15th Dec 1942 he sank the American 5,500 ton Alcoa Rambler.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Besholt.
| 18.03.1943 - 27.04.1943
Third Sailing
U-174 departed under Wolfgang Grandefeld from Lorient on 18th Mar 1943 and arrived at return on 27th Apr 1943 after more than five weeks.
On 27th Apr 1943 in square BB 97, U-174 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VB-25 Squadron. U-174 was destroyed in the attack.
On 27th Apr 1943 in square BB 97, U-174 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VB-25 Squadron. U-174 was destroyed in the attack.
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