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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1165Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 55 256
Construction YardDanziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard Number137
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid31st Dec 1942
Launched20th Jul 1943
Commissioned17th Nov 1943
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.43 - 05.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.44 - 08.449.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
08.44 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.43 - 05.45OL Hans Homann

Operations information for U-1165
18.05.1944 - 19.05.1944
First Sailing
U-1165 left Kiel under the command of Hans Homann on 18th May 1944 and arrived at Larvik on 19th May 1944 after one day.
09.06.1944 - 05.07.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Jun 1944, U-1165 left Larvik under the command of Hans Homann and after more than three weeks arrived at Bergen on 5th Jul 1944.
09.07.1944 - 10.07.1944
Third Sailing
U-1165 departed under Hans Homann from Bergen on 9th Jul 1944 and arrived at Stavanger on 10th Jul 1944 after one day.
28.07.1944 - 28.07.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-1165 left Stavanger under the command of Hans Homann on 28th Jul 1944 and arrived at Egersund on the same day.
11.08.1944 - 13.08.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 11th Aug 1944, U-1165 left Egersund under the command of Hans Homann and arrived at Kiel on 13th Aug 1944 after two days.
15.08.1944 - 17.08.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-1165 departed under Hans Homann from Kiel on 15th Aug 1944 and after two days arrived at Gotenhafen on 17th Aug 1944.
07.09.1944 - 12.09.1944
Seventh Sailing
U-1165 left Gotenhafen under the command of Hans Homann on 7th Sep 1944 and arrived at Baltisch Port on 12th Sep 1944 after five days.
16.09.1944 - 17.09.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 16th Sep 1944, U-1165 left Baltisch Port under the command of Hans Homann and after one day arrived at Reval on 17th Sep 1944.
23.09.1944 - 24.10.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-1165 departed under Hans Homann from Reval on 23rd Sep 1944 and arrived at Libau on 24th Oct 1944 after four and a half weeks.
Hans Homann hit one ship on this patrol.
  • On 17th Oct 1944 he sank the Soviet 39 ton BMO-527.
12.11.1944 - 25.11.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-1165 left Libau under the command of Hans Homann on 12th Nov 1944 and after nearly two weeks arrived at Danzig on 25th Nov 1944.
22.01.1945 - 26.01.1945
Eleventh Sailing
On the 22nd Jan 1945, U-1165 left Danzig under the command of Hans Homann and arrived at Kiel on 26th Jan 1945 after four days.
07.04.1945 - 11.04.1945
Twelfth Sailing
U-1165 departed under Hans Homann from Kiel on 7th Apr 1945 and after four days arrived at Horten on 11th Apr 1945.
18.04.1945 - 20.04.1945
Thirteenth Sailing
U-1165 left Frederikstad under the command of Hans Homann on 18th Apr 1945 and arrived at Kristiansand on 20th Apr 1945 after two days.
21.04.1945 - 05.05.1945
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 21st Apr 1945, U-1165 left Kristiansand under the command of Hans Homann and after two weeks arrived at Narvik on 5th May 1945.

Notes for U-1165


We have 5 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 1165
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2 relevant ships here:

BMO-527

KM-321

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