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| U-168 | Type IXC/40 |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 033 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG (Seebeckwerft), Wesermünde-Geestemünde |
| Yard Number | 707 |
| Ordered | 15th Aug 1940 |
| Keel laid | 15th Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 5th Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10th Sep 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 09.42 - 03.43 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 03.43 - 03.44 | 2.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| 03.44 - 10.44 | 33.U-Flottille, Penang & Batavia
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 09.42 - 10.44 | KL Helmuth Pich |
| Operations information for U-168 | 09.03.1943 - 18.05.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-168 left Kiel under the command of Helmuth Pich on 9th Mar 1943 and arrived at Lorient on 18th May 1943 after ten weeks.
On 8th Apr 1943 U-168 came under attack from an aircraft of RCAF 423 Squadron. U-168 was not damaged by the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
On 15th May 1943 in square BF 44, U-168 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 224 Squadron. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
| 03.07.1943 - 11.11.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Jul 1943, U-168 left Lorient under the command of Helmuth Pich and after more than eighteen weeks arrived at Penang on 11th Nov 1943.
Helmuth Pich hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 2nd Oct 1943 he sank the British 2,183 ton Haiching.
| 28.01.1944 - 03.02.1944
Third Sailing
U-168 departed under Helmuth Pich from Penang on 28th Jan 1944 and arrived back at Penang on 3rd Feb 1944 after six days.
| 07.02.1944 - 24.03.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-168 left Penang under the command of Helmuth Pich on 7th Feb 1944 and after six and a half weeks arrived at Batavia on 24th Mar 1944.
Helmuth Pich hit three ships on this patrol.-
On 14th Feb 1944 he sank the British 1,440 ton HMS Salviking.
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On 15th Feb 1944 he sank the Greek 4,385 ton Epaminondas C Embiricos.
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On 21st Feb 1944 he damaged the Norwegian 9,804 ton Fenris.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Fenris.
| 05.10.1944 - 06.10.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 5th Oct 1944, U-168 left Batavia under the command of Helmuth Pich. The boat was lost on 6th Oct 1944.
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