U-340
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 17 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Oct, 1941 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 212) | ||
| Launched | 20 Aug, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Oct, 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Joachim Klaus | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 16 Oct, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1943 - 2 Nov, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 0430hrs on 2 Nov, 1943 near Tangier, in position 35.33N, 06.37W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood, the British destroyers HMS Active and HMS Witherington and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/R). 1 dead and 48 survivors. | |||
Attacks on this boat
25 Aug, 1943
U-340 rescued 5 Luftwaffe airmen off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft and a few men were wounded, the boat being damaged.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
25 Aug, 1943
U-340 rescued 5 Luftwaffe airmen off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft and a few men were wounded, the boat being damaged.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |