U-382

Type

VIIC

Ordered

16 Oct 1939

Laid down

30 Jul 1941

Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 13)

Launched

21 Mar 1942

Commissioned

25 Apr 1942

Oblt. Herbert Juli

Commanders

25 Apr 1942	-	1 Apr 1943	Kptlt. Herbert Juli
1 Apr 1943	-	14 Nov 1943	Oblt. Leopold Koch
15 Nov 1943	-	16 Jul 1944	Rudolf Zorn
May, 1944	-	29 Jun 1944	Oblt. Ernst-August Gerke
25 Aug 1944	-	14 Jan 1945	Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Wilke
24 Jan 1945	-	20 Mar 1945	Oblt. Günther Schimmel

Career
7 patrols

25 Apr 1942	-	30 Sep 1942	5. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1942	-	31 Oct 1944	7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov 1944	-	23 Jan 1945	33. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship damaged for a total of 9,811 GRT

Fate

Sunk in Jan, 1945 at entrance 4 at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, by British bombs.

Raised on 20 March, 1945 and stricken. Scuttled on 8 May, 1945.

See the 1 ships hit by U-382 - View the 7 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-382 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Luchs (27 Sep 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
   Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
   Leopard (12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942)
   Robbe (16 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943)
   Without name (15 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943)
   Borkum (18 Dec 1943 - 3 Jan 1944)
   Borkum 1 (3 Jan 1944 - 13 Jan 1944)
   Rügen (13 Jan 1944 - 15 Jan 1944)

Attacks on this boat

12 Oct 1942
An unknown allied aircraft depth charged the boat and caused extensive damages to the boat - forcing her to abort to France (escorting blockage runner Tannenfels during so). Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 38.)

23 Feb 1943
While attacking convoy UC 1 the boat was severely depth charged by its escort vessels. She aborted to France. Date of attack is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 198)

17 Apr 1943
Escorts of convoy HX 233 depth charged the boat for 16 hours causing such heavy damages that the boat had to abort its patrol and return to France. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 282)

11 Jan 1944
In action against convoys ON 64 and KMS 38 U-382 attacked an escort with a T-5 homing torpedo but missed. She was then attacked and severely damaged causing her to abort her attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 490)

13 Jan 1944
U-382, aborting her convoy attack only 2 days later, was attacked by destroyers of the Block Island hunter-killer group but escaped the trap and reached St. Nazaire on Jan 26. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 491)

5 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

18 Apr 1943. On 18 April, 1943 U-382 had to return to base due to some technical problems.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-382 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.