U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - U 154 U 199

2)U 155

Ordered 25 Sep 1939

Laid down 1 Oct 1940 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 997)

Launched 12 May 1941

Commissioned 23/Aug/41 Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)

Commanders

23 Aug 1941 - Feb 1944  KrvKpt. Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)

Feb 1944 - 14 Aug 1944  Oblt. Johannes Rudolph

15 Aug 1944 - Nov 1944  Ltn. Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg

Nov 1944 - Dec 1944   Oblt. Johannes Rudolph

Dec 1944 - 20 Apr 1945   Kptlt. Erwin Witte

20 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945   Oblt. Friedrich Altmeier 

Career

10 patrols     

23 Aug 1941 - 31 Jan 1942   4. Flotille  (training)   

1 Feb 1942 - 14 Aug 1944   10. Flotille (active service)

15 Aug 1944 -  5 May 1945   33. Flotille (active service)

Successes U-155 a type IX-C had 25 ships sunk for a total of 126,664 GR

1 warship sunk for a total of 13,785 tons

1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 6,736 GRT.

Fate: Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Sunk on 21 Dec, 1945 in position 55º35”N 07º39”W

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In the south Atlantic U-155 sank 3 ships with a total of 17,928 DWT.

SAN EMILIANO - STRABO - SIRANGER

 SAN EMILIANO

STRABO

 SIRANGER

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1)U 154

3)U 156

4)U 159

5)U 160