U-355
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 26 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 4 May 1940 | Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 474) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Jul 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1941 | Kptlt. Günter La Baume | ||||||||
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| Career 9 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 5,082 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Listed as missing in the Arctic Sea on April 4, 1944. There is no explanation for its loss. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
U-355 reported for the last time on 1 April, 1944 from approximate position 73.03N, 13.10E while in pursuit of convoy JW.58.
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during January 1997. More on revised fates.)
Sunk 1 April, 1944 in the Barents Sea southwest of Bear Island, Norway, in position 73.07N, 10.21E, by depth charges from an Avenger aircraft (Sqdn. 846/H) from the British escort carrier HMS Tracker and the British destroyer HMS Beagle.
This attack was in fact against the U-673 inflicting medium damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-355 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Eisteufel (21 Jun 1942 - 9 Jul 1942)
Nebelkönig (27 Jul 1942 - 14 Aug 1942)
Eisbär (27 Mar 1943 - 15 Apr 1943)
Monsun (19 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943)
Blitz (26 Mar 1944 - 4 Apr 1944)
Attacks on this boat
1 Apr 1944
The boat was attacked by an Avenger aircraft with rockets and suffered some damages.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-355 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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