Ordered 25 Sep 1939
Laid down 20 Jun 1940 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 703)
Launched 1 May 1941
Commissioned 28/nov/41 Korvkpt. Otto Fechner
Commanders
28 Nov 1941 - 6 Jan 1943 Korvkpt. Otto Fechner
Career
2 patrols
28 Nov 1941 - 31 Jul 1942 4.0 Flotille (training)
1 Ago 1941 - 6 Jan 1943 10. Flotille (active service)
Successes U-164 had 3 ships sunk for a total of 8,133 GRT
Fate: Sunk 6 Jan, 1943 in the South Atlantic north-west of Pernambuco, in position 01º58"S, 39º22"W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-83/P-2).
54 Dead.
2 Survivors.
In the south Atlantic U-164 sank the Swedish merchant BRAGELAND with 4,680 DWT.
BRAGELAND