Ordered 23 Dec 1939
Laid down 11 Nov 1940 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1009)
Launched 1 Jul 1941
Commissioned 04/Oct/41 Kptlt. Helmut Witte (Knights Cross)
Commanders
4 Oct 1941 - 6 Jun 1943 Kptlt. Helmuth Friedrich Witte (Knights Cross)
7 Jun 1943 - 28 Jul 1943 Oblt. (R) Heinz Beckmann
Career
5 patrols
4 Oct 1941 - 30 Apr 1942 4. Flotille (training)
1 May 1942 - 28 Jul 1943 10. Flotille (active service)
Successes U-159 had 23 ships sunk for a total of 119,554 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 265 GRT
Fate: Sunk 28 July, 1943 in the Caribbean Sea, south of
53 dead (all hands lost).
In the south Atlantic U-159 sank 11 ships with 63,653 DWT
EAST WALES - STAR OF SUEZ - CITY OF BOMBAY - STAR OF SCOTLAND - EMPIRE NOMAD - CLAN MAC TAVISH - BORINGIA - COLORADAN - ROSS - LAPLACE - LA SALLE
EAST WALES
STAR OF SUEZ
CITY OF BOMBAY
STAR OF SCOTLAND
EMPIRE NOMAD
CLAN MACTAVISH
BORINGIA
COLORADAN
ROSS
LAPLACE
LA SALLE
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