Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 40,619 GRT
Fate Sunk 17 April, 1943 south-west of Ireland, in position 47.53N, 22.04W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Spencer. 13 dead and 41 survivors.
See the 10 ships hit by U-175 - View the 3 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-175 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Without name (15 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943)
Attacks on this boat
2 Oct 1942
The boat was attacked twice by an American B-18 aircraft (USAF) but suffered no damage.
1 Jan 1943
At 18.53 hours, the boat was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270 / V) with 5 bombs off Sierra Leone and suffered minor damage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
30 Jan 1943
At 16.57 hours, the returning boat was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 270 / G) with 6 bombs southwest of Dakar. The extensive damage limited the ability to dive and a trace of oil caused a serious loss of fuel that had to be replenished from U-118 (Czygan) on 11 February. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
