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{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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|Ship caption=''U-175'' on the surface shortly before sinking.
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{{Infobox ship career
|Hide header=
|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]]
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}}
|Ship name=''U-175''
|Ship ordered=23 December 1939
|Ship builder=[[DeSchiMAG]] [[AG Weser]], [[Bremen]]
|Ship yard number=1015
|Ship laid down =30 January 1941	
|Ship launched=2 September 1941<ref name=Kemp110>{{harvnb|Kemp|1999|p=110}}.</ref>
|Ship commissioned=5 December 1941
|Ship homeport=
|Ship motto=
|Ship nickname=
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|Ship fate=Sunk, 17 April 1943<ref name=Kemp110/>
|Ship notes=
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|Header caption=
|Ship class=[[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC|Type IXC]] [[submarine]]
|Ship displacement=
*{{convert|1120|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|1232|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length=
*{{convert|76.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
*{{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
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*{{convert|6.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
*{{convert|4.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
|Ship height={{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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*{{convert|1000|PS|kW shp|-1|abbr=on}} (electric)
|Ship propulsion=
*2 shafts
*2 × [[diesel engine]]s
*2 × [[Motor-generator|electric motors]]
|Ship speed=
*{{convert|18.3|kn|}} surfaced
*{{convert|7.3|kn|}} submerged
|Ship range=
*{{convert|13,450|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|}} surfaced
*{{convert|63|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=4 officers, 44 enlisted
|Ship armament=
*6 × [[torpedo tube]]s (4 bow, 2 stern)
*22 × {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|{{convert|10.5|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/32]] [[deck gun]] (180 rounds)
*1 × [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30]] AA gun
*1 × twin [[2 cm FlaK 30]] AA guns
|Ship notes=
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{{infobox service record
|is_ship=yes
|label=
|partof=
*[[4th U-boat Flotilla]]
*5 December 1941 – 31 August 1942
*[[10th U-boat Flotilla]]
*1 September 1942 – 17 April 1943
|codes=M 41 704
|commanders=
*''[[K.Kapt.]]'' Heinrich Bruns
*5 December 1941 – 17 April 1943
|operations=*3 patrols:
*1st patrol:
*15 August – 17 October 1942
*2nd patrol
*1 December 1942 – 24 February 1943
*3rd patrol:
*10 – 17 April 1943
|victories=*10 merchant ships sunk <br />({{GRT|40,619}})
}}
|}

'''German submarine ''U-175''''' was a [[German Type IX submarine|Type IXC]] [[U-boat]] of [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' built for service during [[World War II]].
She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 30 January 1941 at [[Bremen]], and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 5 December 1941 with ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Heinrich Bruns in command. After training with the [[4th U-boat Flotilla]], ''U-175'' was transferred to the [[10th U-boat Flotilla]] for front-line service. Throughout her career, the boat undertook three war patrols during which she sank ten merchant ships amounting to a total of {{GRT|40,619|disp=long}} before being sunk by the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] cutter {{USCGC|Spencer|WPG-36|2}} on 17 April 1943.
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==Construction and design==

===Construction===
''U-175'' was ordered by the ''Kriegsmarine'' on 23 December 1939.<ref name="uboatnet">{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u175.html
 |title=The Type IXC boat U-175
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}</ref> She was constructed as part of [[Plan Z]], a naval construction program that envisaged the acquisition of 249 U-boats along with numerous surface vessels by 1948,<ref>{{harvnb|Overy|Wheatcroft|1989|pp=50–51}}.</ref> and which was in direct contravention of Germany's obligations under the [[Anglo-German Naval Agreement]].<ref>{{harvnb|Blair|2000a|p=47}}.</ref> The vessel's keel was [[Keel laying|laid down]] in the [[DeSchiMAG]]  [[AG Weser]] shipyard in Bremen on 30 January 1941 at which point it became known by the yard number or designation 1015.<ref name="uboatnet"/> Built alongside {{GS|U-174||2}} and {{GS|U-176||2}}, the boat's crew was slowly assembled during construction, they were billeted within a building at the North German Lloyd Shipping Company, also in Bremen.<ref name=Haskell43>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=43}}.</ref> After about nine months of construction ''U-175'' was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 2 September 1941.<ref name=Haskell43/>

==Design==
[[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC|German Type IXC submarines]] were slightly larger than the original [[German Type IXB submarine|Type IXB]]s. ''U-174'' had a displacement of {{convert|1120|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1232|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} The U-boat had a total length of {{convert|76.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[pressure hull]] length of {{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|6.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two [[MAN SE|MAN]] M 9 V 40/46 [[supercharged]] four-stroke, nine-cylinder [[diesel engine]]s producing a total of {{convert|4400|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two [[Siemens-Schuckert]] 2 GU 345/34 [[Motor–generator|double-acting electric motors]] producing a total of {{convert|1000|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.92|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} [[propeller]]s. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|18.3|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.3|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|63|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|13450|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. ''U-174'' was fitted with six {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 [[torpedo]]es, one [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|{{convert|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/32 naval gun]], 180 rounds, and a [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30]] as well as a [[2 cm FlaK 30|{{convert|2|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a [[Ship's company|complement]] of forty-eight.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}<ref name="type">{{cite web
 |url=https://uboat.net/types/ixc.htm
 |title=Type IXC long range boat
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=6 June 2024
 }}</ref>

As part of the improvements of the IXC type over the previous IXBs, ''U-175'' was able to carry an extra 43 tonnes of fuel,<ref name="type"/> giving her a capacity of 208 tonnes.<ref name=uboataces/> Her power plant was heavier than those in previous models, and in order to accommodate this and balance the boat, the engine room was built directly aft of the control room,<ref name=uboataces/> as opposed to behind the galley like in other types.<ref name=Blair61>{{harvnb|Blair|2000a|p=61}}.</ref> The periscope in the control room was also deleted, leaving the boat with just two of the optical devices, both of which were located in the conning tower.<ref name=uboataces>{{cite web |url=http://www.uboataces.com/uboat-type-ix.shtml |title=Type IX U-Boat |publisher=Uboataces.com |access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref>

==Service history==

===Working up===
''U-175'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]]  into the ''Kriegsmarine'' on 5 December 1941<ref name="uboatnet"/>{{#tag:ref|This varies from Haskell, who provides the date as 10 December 1941.<ref name=Haskell42>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=42}}</ref>|group=Note}} under the command of ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Heinrich Bruns.<ref name="uboatnet"/> Bruns graduated from the 1931 class and had previously commanded a torpedo boat, ''T3'', which had been sunk by British aircraft in September 1940 near [[Le Havre]]. After recovering from his wounds, Bruns served on a training ship before transferring to the U-boat service in early 1941. Upon completion of the U-boat captain's course, Bruns served briefly on {{GS|U-75|1940|2}}, where he was confirmed as suitable for command. He was 29 years old upon taking up his post with ''U-175''.<ref name=Haskell42/><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/men/commanders/144.html
 |title=Heinrich Bruns
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}</ref> British naval intelligence, which tried to maintain personality and psychological profiles on all U-boat commanders, assessed him as "too ambitious and incautious".<ref name=Haskell76>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=76}}.</ref> Nevertheless, he was later described by his crew as a "'humane officer' with more concern for...his men than the niceties of military protocol" who was "strict, but fair" and "dedicated to running an efficient, contented boat".<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=75}}.</ref>

Between 23 December 1941 and 6 January 1942, the boat was assigned to the [[4th U-boat Flotilla]] where she carried out acceptance trials, doing so alongside four other boats commissioned around the same time.<ref name=Haskell43/> These were successfully completed and the boat was officially accepted. She was then sent to [[Gotenhafen]] to undertake torpedo exercises.<ref name=Haskell43/> Freezing temperatures, however, kept her there <ref name=Blair688>{{harvnb|Blair|2000a|p=688}}.</ref> until late April. As they were ice-bound, the exercises were canceled; as such, the boat offloaded its crew to a depot ship, ''Frida Horn''.<ref name=Haskell43/> They were finally able to complete their two week-long exercises in May off the coast of [[Hel, Poland|Hela]] in Poland. The following month she took part in tactical exercises, during which time one of her periscopes was damaged when she surfaced below a cutter. The result of this was that she was forced to put into [[Danzig]] for repairs before carrying out "silent-running tests" near [[Bornholm]]. These tests delivered bad news for ''U-175''{{'}}s crew as the boat proved to be "exceptionally noisy".<ref name=Haskell43/>

Throughout June and July, ''U-175'' conducted a six-week "shake-down" at [[Stettin]] along with {{GS|U-512||2}} and {{GS|U-181||2}}. During this time, the crew was based at Bredower Naval Barracks. With the working-up completed, the boat was fueled and took on board a consignment of 15 electric and eight air-cooled torpedoes before departing for [[Kiel]] on 27 July.<ref name=Haskell43/> Around this time the boat was reassigned to Gunther Kuhnke's [[10th U-boat Flotilla]] for front-line service, although this only became official on 1 September.<ref name=uboatnet/><ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://uboat.net/flotillas/10flo.htm
 |title=10th Flotilla
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=6 June 2024
 }}</ref>

===First patrol: Trinidad===
On 10 August 1942, {{#tag:ref|There is some discrepancy in the dates that sources provide for ''U-175''{{'}}s departure. Blair states between 12 and 15 August,<ref name=Blair688/> while other sources state 15 August.<ref name=warpatrols>{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u175.html
 |title=War patrols by German U-boat U-175
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}</ref>|group=Note}} under orders from the U-boat high command, ''[[Befehlshaber der U-Boote]]'' ''(BdU)'', ''U-175'' departed Kiel along with a small escort and another U-boat – ''U-179''. The two boats proceeded to an advanced base in Norway where they refueled two days later before continuing on their way to their operational assignments separately. Tasked with carrying out operations in the [[Windward Passage]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]], Bruns took his boat into the North Atlantic between the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Iceland]] and, after crash-diving to avoid an Allied aircraft, set sail towards [[Barbados]].<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=52}}.</ref> Shortly before their arrival, on 11 September, Bruns received orders from ''BdU'' to relocate his boat to the mouth of the [[Orinoco River]] and to carry out his patrols.<ref name=Haskell53>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=53}}.</ref> After briefly patrolling around Bridgetown, where another U-boat had reported sinking two tankers earlier, ''U-175'' took up station in its assigned area.<ref name=Haskell53/>

The haphazard defensive measures that had characterized the Allied convoy protection efforts in the region – and which had been taken advantage of so effectively during the early stages of [[Operation Neuland]]<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=11–12}}.</ref> – had been rectified to some extent by the time ''U-175'' arrived in the Caribbean. Nevertheless, the boat's first patrol in the area was a huge success.<ref name=Haskell53/> One of five Type IXs that were sent to the region, out of a total of 30 vessels that were sunk at this time,<ref name=Blair691>{{harvnb|Blair|2000a|p=691}}.</ref> Bruns' boat accounted for nine, amounting to {{GRT|33,442|link=off}}.<ref name=1stwarpatrol>{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4026.html
 |title=Patrol of German U-boat U-175: 15 August 1942 to 17 October 1942
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}</ref> The first of these came on 18 September when, after having hit but failed to sink the Norwegian freighter ''Sorvangen'', ''U-175'' sank the ''Norfolk'', a Canadian freighter belonging to the Canada SS Line.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=53–54}}.</ref> Four American ships followed this, along with one Panamanian, a Yugoslavian and a British ship, with the final one, the ''William A. McKenney'', being sunk on 5 October.<ref name=1stwarpatrol/> Finally, on 7 October, having fired all of her torpedoes, ''U-175'' received orders to end her patrol and make for the U-boat base at [[Lorient]], in German-occupied France; crossing the Atlantic via the Little Antilles and the [[Azores]], they arrived there on 27 October.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=63–64}}.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Some sources state that the patrol ended on 17 October and that it lasted 64 days.<ref name=1stwarpatrol/> Blair provides a count of 74 days,<ref name=Blair691/> while Haskell states that the boat arrived at Lorient after 78 days at sea.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=64}}.</ref>|group=Note}} During the patrol, the boat had largely been unmolested by Allied aircraft, except for two attacks which occurred on 2 October, when she was bombed by a [[Martin PBM Mariner]],<ref name=Haskell66/>{{#tag:ref|One source identifies the aircraft as being a [[Douglas B-18 Bolo|"D-18"]],<ref name=uboatnet/> but Haskell identifies it as being a PBM-5 Mariner from "VP-74".<ref name=Haskell60>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=60}}</ref>|group=Note}} but suffered only "light damage".<ref name=Haskell60/>

===Second patrol: West Africa===
Following ''U-175'''s arrival at Lorient, the crew received three weeks leave. In order to maintain a skeleton crew remaining behind, this was taken in shifts. During this time the boat was in the dry dock within the [[Submarine pen|Scorff Shelter]] submarine pen. She stayed there for two days while her equipment was tested, then transferred to the Keroman shelter where the more extensive work was undertaken.<ref name=Haskell66>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=66}}.</ref> This involved the removal and replacement of one of the periscopes, rebuilding the compressors, and overhauling the electric motors. The boat also received a [[Metox]] radar detector. By the end of November, the boat conducted short sea trials and was declared ready to undertake its next patrol.<ref name=Haskell66/>

This began on 1 December 1942, when late in the afternoon the boat, in concert with a type VIIC boat from Brest, was escorted out of Lorient towards the [[Groix|Isle de Groix]]. A brief period of panic was experienced by the crew when one of the lookouts mistook four [[porpoises]] for torpedoes and sounded an alarm, before realizing his mistake. A short time later, however, the boat was forced to submerge when the radar detector warned of an incoming Allied airplane. Bruns ordered a crash dive and resurfaced shortly afterwards, only to be harassed a number of times during the night by aircraft which began dropping [[depth charge]]s at around 01:00 on 2 December. Most of these were aimed at the type VIIC boat that was traveling with ''U-175''.<ref name=Haskell66/>

As they traversed the [[Bay of Biscay]], ''U-175'' was repeatedly forced to crash dive by approaching Allied aircraft. During this time the boat was plagued by almost constant leaking of sea water through its joints, which required tightening.<ref name=Haskell66/> On 4 December, after receiving a convoy sighting report from {{GS|U-603||2}} via ''BdU'', Bruns decided to attempt an interception of the convoy, which was believed to be east of [[Cape Finisterre]], even though by this time the exhaust valves on the diesel engines were leaking. After being forced to crash-dive upon being surprised by an Allied seaplane, the leaks forced Bruns to surface and eventually break off the attempt to join the attack.<ref name=Haskell67>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=67}}.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Blair|2000b|p=124}}.</ref>

The boat then proceeded to its patrol area off the coast of [[Freetown, Sierra Leone]], traversing a track between [[Grand Canaria]] and [[Fuerteventura]] in the [[Canary Islands]]. On 8 December they encountered a neutral Spanish tanker, the ''Zorroza'', which Bruns allowed to continue on its way.<ref name="Haskell67"/> By 11 December, without having encountered any Allied ships, the crew had managed to repair the exhaust valves and after reporting this to ''BdU'', Bruns received orders to proceed to the [[Cape Verde Islands]], where no U-boat had previously been sent. The submarine arrived there on 12 December before moving on to a point west of [[Dakar]].<ref name=Haskell68>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=68}}</ref> For the next month, ''U-175'' patrolled the waters off the west coast of Africa as ''BdU'' attempted to move them into position to attack ships in the area. Staying underwater during the day, and sailing on the surface at night, they spotted a number of neutral vessels during this time, but left them alone. They were attacked once by an Allied aircraft on New Years Day; again very little damage was caused.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=68–69}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Haskell describes this aircraft as a single-engine plane,<ref name=Haskell68/> while another source identifies it as a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Catalina]] from [[No. 270 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="uboatnet"/>|group=Note}}

At 18:00 on 22 January 1943, ''U-175'' spotted an unescorted American [[Liberty Ship]], the ''Benjamin Smith''. The first two torpedoes fired at the ship missed, Bruns decided that it was too dangerous to remain on the surface and decided to submerge in case Allied aircraft were about. After an hour, the boat surfaced and reacquired the target, then some {{convert|9|nmi|sp=us}} away and pursued it for eight hours. Early on 23 January ''U-175'' scored a hit on the American vessel with the first torpedo fired, however, it continued sailing, so Bruns ordered another torpedo to be fired. This one missed, but a third struck below the mainmast and forced the crew to abandon ship. After questioning the crew in their lifeboats and pointing them in the direction of the nearest land, Bruns delivered the final blow to the ''Benjamin Smith'' by firing another torpedo which exploded amidships on the port side and sent the ship to the bottom.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=70–71}}.</ref>

Bruns then took his boat north to make a rendezvous with a ''[[Milchkuh]]'' replenishment vessel to complete refueling. However, while traveling on the surface they were surprised by a Catalina aircraft and only just managed to dive in time to avoid the depth charges that were dropped.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=71}}.</ref> On 30 January, after British intelligence learned of the rendezvous, ''U-175'' was subjected to a heavy air attack which resulted in extensive damage and for a time the U-boat was diving out of control by the stern to a depth of {{convert|310|m|ft}}, which was well beyond the hull's tested crush depth. An emergency release of ballast retrieved the situation, but resulted in the boat angling up abnormally out of the water.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=72}}</ref> Upon coming to the surface, the boat was subjected to machine-gun fire which forced them to dive once more. Finally, late on 30 January, they resurfaced and made some hasty repairs which included rewiring the propellers so that they would both run off the starboard diesel engine; the port power plant had been badly damaged. The U-boat was then able to gingerly continue on its way.<ref name=Haskell73>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=73}}.</ref> The attack had also breached one of the boat's fuel tanks and, as a result of a leak, the crew were forced to arrange an emergency resupply. This occurred on 15 February when ''U-175'' rendezvoused with {{GS|U-118|1941|2}}, from whom she received about 30 tons of fuel as well spare parts for the radar system and fresh food. Following this Bruns set off directly for Lorient; moving on the surface at night, they arrived on 24 February 1943.<ref name=Haskell73/> They had been at sea for 86 days.

===Third patrol: Atlantic===
Upon their return to Lorient, which by that time had been heavily bombed by the Allies, the boat underwent repairs, first on its periscope and then the damaged port diesel and the electric motors. In addition to this new batteries were installed and the compressor was given a tune-up. Meanwhile, the crew were housed in air raid shelters rather than a barracks, as all the other accommodation had been destroyed.<ref name=Haskell74>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=74}}</ref> A number of crew members were sent away on promotion or training courses and in their place new personnel arrived. As a result, the crew composition changed considerably; the average age on board by the time of the third patrol was 23.<ref name=Haskell46>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=46}}.</ref>

[[File:Battle atlantic3.jpg|thumb|right|A view from the US Coast Guard cutter ''Spencer'' as it depth charged ''U-175'']]

The boat's repairs took longer than expected and instead of being completed by 4 April, it was not until the tenth that the boat was ready to depart on its third patrol. Nevertheless, when she left, she did so with repairs incomplete and a number of dock workers remained on board to finish these off while at sea.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=76–77}}.</ref> Departing Lorient with an armed escort known as a ''[[Sperrbrecher]]'' and three anti-submarine vessels, ''U-175'' proceeded independently after passing [[Groix|Ile de Groix]]. In the days that followed, a number of radar contacts sent the boat below the surface. However, by 15 April they had arrived in the [[Mid-Atlantic gap|Mid-Atlantic air gap]] where they were out of range of Allied aircraft,<ref name=Haskell77>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=77}}</ref> allowing them to operate on the surface with less circumspection. The following day, ''BdU'' ordered ''U-175'' to join an attack on convoy [[HX convoys|HX 233]],<ref name=Haskell77/> a [[Liverpool]]-bound convoy which had departed from [[Halifax Harbour|Halifax]] and [[New York City]] earlier in the month,<ref name=Hague128>{{harvnb|Hague|2000|p=128}}</ref> which had been spotted by {{GS|U-262||2}} while on a clandestine operation to pick up German prisoners-of-war.<ref name=Blair281>{{harvnb|Blair|2000b|p=281}}</ref> Steaming at full speed, the boat beat towards the convoy for 10 hours before finally spotting it just before midnight on 16 April. At this point Bruns reported the sighting to ''BdU'', who relayed it to two other boats, {{GS|U-382||2}} and {{GS|U-628||2}}, while Bruns attempted to get in front of the convoy to set up an attack.<ref name=Haskell77/> Four other boats  –  {{GS|U-226||2}}, {{GS|U-264||2}}, {{GS|U-358||2}} and {{GS|U-614||2}}  –  also subsequently converged on the convoy.<ref name=Haskell90>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=90}}</ref>

In the early morning of 17 April, ''U-628'' torpedoed one of the freighters in the convoy, ''Fort Rampart''. A short time later, one of the convoy's escorts, the [[United States Coast Guard]] cutter {{USCGC|Spencer|WPG-36|2}}, under Commander Harold Berdine, responding to a signal from one of the other escorts, the corvette [[HMCS Arvida|HMCS ''Arvida'']], moved away from the convoy to screen the cutter while it picked up survivors. Once this was completed, she steamed back towards the convoy.<ref name=Haskell92>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=92}}.</ref> As she came back, she attempted to pass ahead of the convoy to take up her station, and in doing so found ''U-175'' where she was sitting at periscope depth preparing to launch a submerged attack upon the ''G Harrison Smith'', a tanker of {{GRT|11,752|link=off}}.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|pp=92–93}}.</ref> Picking up a contact on her [[sonar]] about {{convert|5000|yd|m}}, she rushed ahead at full speed.<ref name=Blair281/> The sound of the sonar pinging on the boat alerted Bruns to the danger and he gave the order for the boat to dive. However, ''Spencer'' launched a salvo of 11 [[depth charge]]s which exploded above and below the boat. The result was that the boat went into a dive bow first and just as they began to restore buoyancy, ''Spencer'' launched a second salvo.<ref name=Haskell95>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=95}}.</ref> This second attack ruptured ''U-175''{{'}}s pressure hull, destroyed the electric motors and damaged several batteries which, as a result, began to give off poisonous gas.<ref name=Haskell95/>

[[File:Picking survivors off U-175 1943-04-17 2.jpg|thumb|left|A Coast Guard row boat picking survivors up from ''U-175'']]

At this point ''Spencer'' attacked again and was joined by another Coast Guard cutter, the {{USCGC|Duane|WPG-33|2}}, they waited for ''U-175'' to surface.<ref name=Blair281/> On board ''U-175'', quick thinking by the boat's engineer to blow the ballast tanks had prevented them from sinking further and helped right the boat, but communications had been knocked out and it became clear to Bruns that the only option was to surface.<ref name=Haskell97>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=97}}</ref> Giving the order, the boat rose to the surface; as it did so, ''Spencer'' and ''Duane'' began firing at close range, while ''Spencer''{{'}}s commander, Berdine, closed with intent to ram.<ref name=Haskell97/> But Bruns was not intending to fight it out and, seeking to save his crew, led the way onto the conning tower to signal his intention to surrender. The Coast Guard crewmen, however, did not immediately understand the Germans' intentions and maintained a devastating fire on the conning tower that cut down Bruns and a number other men and forced the others to delay their exit.<ref name=Haskell97/> During the firing, stray rounds from one of the merchant ships hit ''Spencer,'' killing one and wounding seven others.<ref name=Blair281/>

[[File:Uboat sinking survivors.png|right|thumb|Survivors, 17 April 1943]]

At this point, Beredine, believing ''U-175'' to still be in the fight, put ''Spencer'' about to ram the U-boat but the escort commander, Commander Paul Heineman, ordered him to "heave to" and put a boarding party across instead.<ref>{{harvnb|Blair|2000b|pp=281–282}}.</ref> As the remaining Germans began to jump into the sea, the ''Spencer''{{'}}s boarding party attempted to get into the U-boat to search for documents and survivors. The boat quickly began to go under, though, and as a result they were forced to make a hasty departure without having found anything.<ref name=Blair282>{{harvnb|Blair|2000b|p=282}}</ref> Of the 54 men that had embarked in ''U-175'', 13 were killed, 19 were rescued by ''Spencer'' and 22 were picked up by ''Duane'',<ref name=Blair282/> where they were formally taken prisoner, treated for their wounds and provided with dry clothing and warm food.<ref>{{harvnb|Haskell|1998|p=102}}</ref> Meanwhile, the battle for the convoy continued. A number of other boats, including ''U-382'', ''U-226'' and ''U-264'' were badly damaged in the ensuing engagement and the Allies later reinforced the escort around convoy HX 233 and increased the air assets assigned to it. In response, on 18 April, ''BdU'' canceled operations against the convoy, which subsequently arrived in Liverpool on 21 April,<ref name=Hague128/> having lost only one of its 57 ships.<ref name=Blair282/>

''U-175''{{'}}s final resting place is recorded as south-west of Ireland, at position {{coord|47|53|N|22|04|W|scale:20000000|display=inline, title}}.<ref name=uboatnet/>

===Wolfpacks===
''U-175'' took part in one [[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]], namely:
* Aufnahme (15 – 17 April 1943)

==Summary of raiding history==
''U-175'' conducted three patrols and sank 10 [[Merchant vessel|merchant ships]] for a total of {{GRT|40,619|disp=long}}:<ref name=hit>{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u175.html
 |title=Ships hit by U-175
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
! Date
! Name of Ship
! Nationality
! Tonnage<br />([[Gross register tonnage|GRT]])
! Fate<ref name=hit/>
|-
|align="right"|18 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#18 September|''Norfolk'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Canada|1921}}
|align="right"|1,901
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|21 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#21 September|''Predsednik Kopajtic'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia}}
|align="right"|1,798
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|24 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#24 September|''West Chetac'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}}
|align="right"|5,627
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|26 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#26 September|''Tambour'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Panama}}
|align="right"|1,827
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|28 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#28 September|''Alcoa Mariner'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}}
|align="right"|5,590
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 October 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1942#1 October|''Empire Tennyson'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|2,880
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|2 October 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1942#2 October|''Aneroid'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Panama}}
|align="right"|5,074
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|4 October 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1942#4 October|''Caribstar'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}}
|align="right"|2,592
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|5 October 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1942#5 October|''William A. McKenney'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}}
|align="right"|6,153
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|23 January 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1943#23 January|''Benjamin Smith'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}}
|align="right"|7,177
|align="left" |Sunk
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=Note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{Cite book |last=Blair |first=Clay |title=Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942 |year=2000a |orig-year=1996 |publisher=Modern Library |location=New York |isbn=0-679-64032-0 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Blair |first=Clay |title=Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunted, 1942–1945 |year=2000b |orig-year=1996 |publisher=Modern Library |location=New York |isbn=0-679-64033-9 }}
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
*{{Cite book |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945: Its Organization, Defence and Operation |year=2000 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-019-3 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Haskell |first=Winthrop |title=Shadows on the Horizon: The Battle of Convoy HX-233 |year=1998 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-887-9 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Kemp |first=Paul |title=U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in the World Wars |year=1999 |publisher=Arms & Armour |location=London |isbn=1-85409-515-3}}
*{{Cite book |last1=Overy|first1=Richard |last2=Wheatcroft |first2=Andrew |title=The Road To War |year=1989 |publisher=Macmillan Press |location=London |isbn=978-0-333-44182-4 }}
{{Refend}}

==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
*{{cite book
|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
|series=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|volume=IV
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=de
}}
*{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=John |title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |year=1985| publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-459-4 }}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
*[http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/spencervsu175.asp United States Coast Guard: Combat Action in the North Atlantic]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101129225502/http://uboatarchive.net/POWU-175Photos.htm Photographs of surviving U-175 crew-members as prisoners aboard the USCGC ''Spencer'']
*{{cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u175.html
 |title=The Type IXC boat U-175
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=22 December 2011
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0175.html
|title=''U 175''
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de
|language=de
|access-date=30 January 2015
}}

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