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| U-169 | Type IXC/40 |
| Feldpost Number | M 50 115 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG (Seebeckwerft), Wesermünde-Geestemünde |
| Yard Number | 708 |
| Ordered | 15th Aug 1940 |
| Keel laid | 15th May 1941 |
| Launched | 6th Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16th Nov 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 11.42 - 03.43 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 03.43 - 03.43 | 10.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 11.42 - 03.43 | OL Hermann Bauer
see also: U-30 |
| Operations information for U-169 | 18.03.1943 - 27.03.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-169 left Kiel under the command of Hermann Bauer on 18th Mar 1943. U-169 was lost on 27th Mar 1943.
At 1130 HRS on 27th Mar 1943 in square AE 87, U-169 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 206 Squadron. U-169 was destroyed in the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
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| Notes for U-169 | On 27th March 1943 U-169 was on its way to join the Seewolf group. At 1130, 206 SQN Fortress of 15th Grp CC RAF (FO A C I Samuel) dived at U-169 North of Rockall and was met with Flak. The D/Cs that were dropped caused the boat to submerge, then hang in a bows up attitude. The Fortress came around for a second run and attacked with more D/Cs and guns, and U-169 slid under. 54 men were lost.
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