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U-358

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered26 Oct, 1939
Laid down 25 Jun, 1940 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 477)
Launched30 Apr, 1942
Commissioned15 Aug, 1942Oblt. Rolf Manke
Commanders
15 Aug, 1942 - 1 Mar, 1944  Kptlt. Rolf Manke
Career6 patrols 15 Aug, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Feb, 1943 - 1 Mar, 1944  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes4 ships sunk for a total of 17.753 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.192 tons
Fate

Sunk 1 March, 1944 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45.46N, 23.16W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould, HMS Affleck, HMS Gore and HMS Garlies. 50 dead and 1 survivor

See the 5 ships hit by U-358 - View the 6 war patrols

The hunt for U-358 started on 29 February 1944. Affleck, Gould, Gore and Garlies dropped 104 depth charges during this and the next day. Gore and Garlies had to withdraw to Gibraltar for fuel, but Affleck and Gould continued the attack. U-358 succeeded in torpedoing Gould, but was then forced to the surface and finished off by Affleck's gunfire.

Wolfpack operations

U-358 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Haudegen (22 Jan, 1943 - 2 Feb, 1943)
   Nordsturm (2 Feb, 1943 - 9 Feb, 1943)
   Haudegen (9 Feb, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1943)
   Taifun (15 Feb, 1943 - 17 Feb, 1943)
   Specht (27 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
   Fink (4 May, 1943 - 6 May, 1943)

Attacks on this boat

5 May, 1943
The attack on 5 May, 1943 south of Cape Farewell, Greenland in position 54.56N, 43.44W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Pink formerly credited with sinking the U-192 was actually against U-358 inflicting severe damage. (Sources: 1991-10-01, FDS/NHB)

1 recorded attacks 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-358 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
Operation unter Wasser, Schütze, H. G., 1985
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