- U 154 U 199

11)U 174

Ordered 23 Dec 1939

Laid down 2 Jan 1941  AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1014)

Launched 21 Aug 1941

Commissioned 26/Nov/41  Fregkpt. Ulrich Thilo

Commanders

26 Nov 1941 - 8 mar 1943  FrgKpt. Ulrich Thilo

9 mar 1943 - 27 Apr  1943  Oblt Wolfgang Grandefeld

Career

3 patrols     

26 Nov 1941 - 31 Jul 1942  4. Flotille (training)

1 Aug 1942 - 27 Apr  1943   10. Flotille (active service)

Successes U-174 sank 5 ships sunk for a total of 45,096 DWT.

All these ships were sunk in the south Atlantic waters.

Fate: Sunk 27 April, 1943 south of Newfoundland, in position 43.35N, 56.18W, by depth charges from a US Ventura aircraft (VP-125/B-6).

53 Dead (all hands lost).

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