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Action of 6 October 1944
The Action of 6 October 1944 was an incident of World War II in which a German U-boat was sunk by a Dutch submarine while operating in the Java Sea. The sinking was part of the German U-boat campaign in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
==Action==
''Kapitänleutnant'' Helmuth Pich commanded the boat during the time of her sinking. The submarine was steaming east to Soerabaja from Batavia where she was to rendezvous with and . From there, the wolfpack would operate against the western coast of Australia, but before meeting the other U-boats, ''U-168'' was discovered on the surface by the T-class HNLMS ''Zwaardvisch'' off the coast of Java in the Java Sea. Lieutenant Commander immediately changed course into the direction of the sub and ordered his crew to battle stations. At 06:53, 11 minutes after sighting the Germans, ''Zwaardvisch'' released six torpedoes from away on a 95° track.〔〔
A few seconds later, an explosion was heard by the Dutch commander so he raised his periscope and observed as the enemy craft began to sink. Goossen also saw several officers and crewmen escaping from the conning tower hatch and they were captured. The torpedo hit ''U-168s bow and it quickly sank in of water off Java's northern coast at position . Twenty-three men were killed and 27 became prisoners; because space aboard ''Zwaardvisch'' was limited, however, 22 of the detainees were transferred to a fishing boat and allowed to go free. They eventually made it to the shores of Java. The prisoners included ''Kapitänluetnant'' Pich, three other officers and one wounded rating. Pich later informed the Dutch commander that his submarine was hit three times though only one torpedo exploded.〔〔
''U-168'' is not believed to have made any defence in the action, thus the Germans were sunk likely without realizing they were under attack until the torpedoes hit. The ''Kriegsmarine'' was convinced that the sinking of ''U-168'' was the result of "loose talk" due to the crew who brought their Indonesian girlfriends aboard for a goodbye party. They also assumed that the exact position of ''U-168'' was discovered by the Allies long before the engagement, though Dutch reports suggest that they encountered the Germans simply by chance.〔〔Paul Kemp ''U-boats destroyed: German submarine losses in the World Wars'', Naval Institute Press, 1997 ISBN ISBN 1-55750-847-X〕
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