German submarine U-166

Last updated December 31, 2019

U-166 may refer to one of the following German submarines:

SM U-166, a Type U 93 submarine launched in 1918; served in World War I until surrendered on 21 March 1919; became French submarine Jean Roulier until 24 July 1935; broken up.
German submarine U-166 (1941), a Type IXC submarine that served in World War II until being destroyed on 30 July 1942, thus being the only submarine sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II. The wreck was found on 10 January 2001

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German submarine <i>U-166</i> (1941) German world war II submarine

German submarine U-166 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 6 December 1940 at the Seebeckwerft at Wesermünde as yard number 705, launched on 1 November 1941 and commissioned on 23 March 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Günther Kuhlmann. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, U-166 was transferred to the 10th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service on 1 June 1942. The U-boat sailed on only two war patrols and sank four ships totalling 7,593 gross register tons (GRT). She was sunk on 30 July 1942 in Gulf of Mexico.

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