U-342
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Dec, 1941 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 214) | ||
| Launched | 10 Nov, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Jan, 1943 | Ltnt. Albert Hossenfelder | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 12 Jan, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 17 Apr, 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 April, 1944 south-west of Iceland, in position 60.32N, 29.20W, by depth charges from a Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 162/S). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-342 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |