U-357
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 26 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 19 May, 1940 | Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 476) | ||
| Launched | 31 Mar, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Jun, 1942 | Oblt. Adolf Kellner | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 18 Jun, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1942 - 26 Dec, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel on 15 Dec, 1942. Sunk 26 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 57.10N, 15.40W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hesperus and HMS Vanessa. 36 dead and 6 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-357 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 |