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| U-191 | Type IXC/40 |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 103 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen |
| Yard Number | 1037 |
| Ordered | 4th Nov 1940 |
| Keel laid | 2nd Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 3rd Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20th Oct 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | 6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 10.42 - 03.43 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 03.43 - 04.43 | 2.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 10.42 - 04.43 | KL Helmuth Fiehn |
| Operations information for U-191 | 11.03.1943 - 15.03.1943
First Sailing
U-191 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Fiehn on 11th Mar 1943 and arrived at return on 15th Mar 1943 after four days.
| 17.03.1943 - 23.04.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Mar 1943, U-191 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Fiehn for operations in the North Atlantic and after over five weeks arrived at return on 23rd Apr 1943.
On 7th Apr 1943 U-191 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 86 Squadron. U-191 was moderately damaged by the attack.
Helmut Fiehn hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ON-178.-
On 21st Apr 1943 he sank the Norwegian 3,025 ton Scebeli, sailing with convoy ON-178.
U-191 operated with the Seeteufel, Löwenhertz and Lerche groups before being refuelled by U-462 and then joining the Meise group.You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Scebeli.
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| Notes for U-191 | On 23rd April while SE of Cape Farewell U-191 took over the shadowing of convoy ONS-4 from U-732. Fiehn sent a report on the convoy, it was probably this DF'd report that brought in HMS Hesperus and HMS Clematis. Hesperus' first Hedgehog attack was foiled by inexperienced crew, but Clematis kept up the pressure with a D/C attack. Hesperus then tried a new 2,000 lb depth charge before delivering another hedgehog attack. This time it worked, and 55 men aboard U-191 were lost when two hedgehogs hit their boat. There were no survivors, U-191 going down at 56.45N, 34.25W
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