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U-181
Under
Wolfgang Lüth, the second-highest U-boat ace of the war, this U-boat
carried out a patrol that lasted 205 days, a record exceeded only by the
U-boats that transferred to the Far East. Altogether, sank 27 ships totaling
138,779 tons.
Type: IX D2
Built: AG Weser, Bremen
Keel laid: 15 March 1941
Launched: 30 December 1941
Commissioned: 9 May 1942
Commanders:
KK Wolfgang Lüth, May 1942-October 1943
KzS Kurt Freiwald, November 1943-May 1945
Fate: Undergoing repairs at Singapore when Germany surrendered, U-181
was taken over by the Japanese Navy and became submarine I-501.
Surrendered to the British at Singapore 15 August 1945 and scuttled there 16
February 1946.
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