U-172
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type IX-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Yard Number | 1012 |
Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 |
Laid Down | 11 Dec 1940 |
Launched | 31 Jul 1941 |
Commissioned | 5 Nov 1941 |
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11 Aug 1943 | German submarine U-172 arrived at the site of U-604's scuttling in the Atlantic Ocean, picking up survivors. They were detected by the Liberator bomber piloted by Lieutenant Commander B. J. Prueher of US Navy squadron VB-107. The Germans fired their deck guns and shot down the bomber, killing the entire crew. One sailor aboard U-172 was killed. |
12 Dec 1943 | TBF Avengers from USS Bogue attacked the surfaced German submarine U-172 in the eastern Atlantic using Mark 24 FIDO acoustic homing torpedoes. U-172 evaded the attack but a 27-hour running battle followed. |
13 Dec 1943 | After TBF Avengers from USS Bogue attacked the surfaced German submarine U-172 in the eastern Atlantic the day before and after a 27-hour running battle that included over 200 depth charges being dropped from the destroyers USS George E. Badger, USS Clemson, USS Osmond Ingram, and USS Du Pont, U-172 sank with 13 killed and 46 survivors taken prisoner. |
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