U-362
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 9 Nov, 1941 | Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 481) | ||
| Launched | 21 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Ludwig Franz | ||
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| Career | 7 patrols | 4 Feb, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 5 Sep, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 5 Sept, 1944 in the Kara Sea near Krakovka, in position 75.51N, 89.27E, by depth charges from the Soviet minesweeper T-116. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Attacks on this boat
11 Apr, 1944
The boat was attacked by a Martlet aircraft in the Arctic Sea, and damaged so badly that she had to return to base.
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-362 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 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  Torpedy wsrod lodow, Wilczek, Wojciech, 1976 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 |