U-181 1946
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | U-181 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1946 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat, first class Japanese submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): scuttling |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy, Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Strait of Malacca | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Indonesia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 16 km from land |
| Position | 1.1700, 103.1020 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-181 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 15 March 1941 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 1021. She was launched on 30 December 1941 and commissioned on 9 May 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Lüth. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, U-181 was attached to the 10th flotilla for front-line service on 1 October 1942, then transferred to the 12th flotilla on 1 November.
Location
- Recorded position: 1.1700, 103.1020 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Strait of Malacca
- Nearest coast: Indonesia
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-181 (revision 1380223474), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- U-862 1946 · 0 km
- RMS Empress of Asia 61 km
- Japanese submarine I-30 1942 · 86 km
Other wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic
- U-989 1945
- U-991 1945
- U-992 1945
- U-994 1945
- U-997 1945
- U-1010 1946
- U-1023 1946
- U-1109 1946
- U-1228 1946
- U-1232 1946
All 704 wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic →
Browse more: Asia wrecks · wrecks off Indonesia · Strait of Malacca · Modern