| Type |
IXC |
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| Laid down | 12 Sept 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1941 | Korvkpt. Wilfried Reichmann |
| Commander | 07.41 - 07.42 | Korvkpt. Wilfried Reichmann |
| Career | 2 patrols | 07.41 - 05.42 4th Flotilla (Stettin) 05.42 - 07.42 2nd Flotilla (Lorient) |
| Sinkings | 3 ships sunk for a total of 16,156 tons | |
| Fate | Sunk 13 July, 1942 near Colon (Panama), in position 09.46N, 81.29W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Landsdowne. 52 dead (all crew lost). | |
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1st patrol - Krvkpt Wilfried Reichmann |
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| Departure | Kiel, Germany | 18 May, 42 | Operational Area North Atlantic |
| End of patrol | Lorient, France | 30 May, 42 | |
| No Successes |
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2nd patrol - Krvkpt Wilfried Reichmann |
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| Departure | Lorient, France | 6 June, 42 | Operational Area Western Atlantic and the Caribbean |
| End of patrol | Sunk | 13 July, 42 | |
| Successes | ||||
| 25 June | DP 26 | British | Anglo Canadian | 5,268 |
| 27 June | DP 71 | American | Potlatch | 6,065t |
| 29 June | DP 47 | American | Ruth | 4,833 |
| Arriving at Cristobal, Canal Zone 13 July, the USS Lansdowne DD486 was immediately sent to a position where PC-458 had located an enemy submarine. Upon arrival Lansdowne put down a severe depth charge attack. This resulted in large quantities of oil rising to the surface, and the forward motion of the submarine ceased on radar. Unable to confirm a kill at the time, postwar records established that U-153 was sunk by these attacks.
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